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Vineyard 7 & 8

Vineyard 7 & 8 is a Spring Mountain District estate in Napa Valley, established on a 120-acre property at elevation above the valley floor. The estate takes its name from the contiguous blocks 7 and 8 that form the core of the Cabernet Sauvignon program. Spring Mountain grows at 1,200–2,000 feet elevation on volcanic and sedimentary mountain soils, producing Cabernet Sauvignon of greater structure, tannin, and mineral complexity than valley-floor Napa — with slower ripening and more natural acidity from the cooler mountain temperatures. The estate Cabernet Sauvignon — both the numbered 7 designation and the Estate Cabernet — represents the mountain-grown Napa Bordeaux blend at its most terroir-specific within the Vineyard 7 & 8 range. The Estate Chardonnay adds a white expression from elevated, cooler sites. Production is modest: typically under 1,500 cases per vintage. At auction, the estate averages $82 per bottle across 215 lots with peaks to $450 — positioning it in the mid-tier of Spring Mountain Napa Cabernet, above valley-floor commercial producers but below the ultra-premium mountain estates like Pride Mountain or Dunn Vineyards in terms of auction market profile. Spring Mountain District Chardonnay benefits from the same elevation-driven tension that defines the Cabernet program, producing whites that show greater structural grip than Carneros or Russian River Valley equivalents.