Eden Rift Vineyards – Dickinson Block

AVA

Cienega

Decade

1900s

County

San Benito County

Current Owner

Eden Rift Vineyards

Planted by

John Dickinson

Location Notes

Located 20 miles from Monterey Bay on the eastern side of the Gabilan Mountain range. The small, 0.7-acre Dickinson Block rests at 1200ft in elevation in a singular mountain canyon half a mile from the San Andreas fault line.

Wineries

Eden Rift Vineyards

Historical Producers

1906 to prohibition – Palmtag Mountain Vineyard
1933 to mid-1950s – Valliant Vineyards & Sons
1950s, 60s & 70s – Almaden
1980s through 2016 – Pietra Santa Vineyards

Characteristics

Red currant, cherry, sagebrush and cocoa powder.

Description

Planted adjacent to the historic Dickinson Home which was designed by famed architect Walter Burley Griffin. Over these vines existence, this small block has survived many property owners and vineyard replants, not to mention two world wars and prohibition.

Facts

Own rooted and head trained, the vines are planted on sedimentary, granitic-based soil with lots of calcareous, dolomite and limestone in the subsoil.

Submitted by

Mike Kohne

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