ESTATE VINEYARDS Leonardini Family - Tom Sr., Katie, Karen, Kristen, Tom Jr. WHITEHALL LANE Our History hitehall Lane is a The winery was founded in 1979 but the history small, family owned of the soil cultivation dates back two centuries. In the mid 1800’s, Napa Valley settlers were drawn to winery in Napa Val- the gravelly loam soils and ideal climate, planting ley’s historic Ruther- high quality grape vines at the Whitehall Lane Win- fordW appellation. We grow 115,447 ery site. A barn constructed in the early 1900’s for grape vines in our seven estate vine- equipment storage is still used today. In 1979, two yards including the Leonardini Vine- brothers built the winery and directed their wine- making efforts successfully to Merlot and Cabernet yard in St. Helena. We are committed Sauvignon. They named the winery after the road to making the finest Cabernet Sau- that runs along the south border of the property, vignons, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Whitehall Lane. Chardonnay and a stunning proprie- In 1993, the Leonardini Family purchased the tary red blend named Tre Leoni. Whitehall Lane Winery estate. We updated the winemaking and barrel aging program and intro- The winery continues to receive accolades and duced a scientific approach in the vineyards. The awards for producing exceptional world-class wines. winery now owns seven prime vineyard properties In Wine Spectator Magazine’s year-end ranking of totaling more than 145 acres that are the corner- wines, Whitehall Lane has been honored three times stone on which the wines are made. They include for producing wines rated among the top five in two vineyards in the St. Helena Appellation, three the world. The winery was also voted Winery of the vineyards (including the winery) in the Rutherford Year from Quarterly Review of Wines and Wine Appellation, one vineyard in the Oak Knoll District and Spirits Magazine. Napa Valley Life Magazine of Napa Valley and one vineyard in Sonoma Valley. also rated its tasting room Best Tasting Room for Napa Valley. The Leonardini Family follows a successful equation at Whitehall Lane Winery: grow the best grapes to make the best wine. They own seven spectacular vineyards. WHITEHALL LANE Jason Moulton, Winemaker ason Moulton is a hands-on winemaker utilizing the knowledge he has gained at wineries across the globe. “I learned a great deal working with some talented people all overJ the world,” he said. “And now I am focused on bringing my experiences to glean the best out of Whitehall Lane’s vineyards every single year.” The Leonardini Family introduced Jason Moulton as their winemaker in 2016. He was excited to join the Whitehall Lane team because of the Leonardini’s commitment to their vineyards and the wine. He has immersed himself in the nuances of the seven estate vineyards, energized the winemaking team and elevated wine quality. He moved through the ranks from cellar worker to cellar master, assistant winemaker to winemaker, most notably at Long Meadow Ranch Winery in St. Helena, Cliff Lede Vineyards in Yountville and most recently at Brassfield Estate Winery in the High Valley AVA of Lake County. He started his winemaking career in Rutherford, traversed the world and is back in Ru- “It is wonderful to have a therford making his mark with world-class wines. He graduated from the Lincoln University Viticulture and Enology program in winemaker with a wealth New Zealand and spent over 10 years making wine in Napa Val- of worldly wine experience,” ley, Russian River, Canada, New Zealand, Bordeaux and South said winery partner Katie Africa. He has worked with renowned winemakers Philippe Melka, David Ramey, Kale Anderson and Ashley Heisey. Leonardini. “He brings both “It is wonderful to have a young winemaker with a wealth of new world and old world worldly wine experience,” said winery partner, Katie Leonardini. knowledge with modern “He brings both new world and old world wine knowledge with practices. We love the modern practices. We love what he brings to our vineyards and winemaking.” prospects he is bringing to our vineyards and winemaking.” LEONARDINI VINEYARD Saint Helena - Napa Valley he Leonardini Vineyard was first plant- Geyer built the Harvest Inn on the lot that fronts the ed to grapes in the late 1800’s when the main highway (Highway 29). Lewelling Family settled on a large tract Wild mustard and various grasses grew in the of land on the southern outskirts of St. 14-acre vineyard site behind the Harvest Inn until THelena. The old-time farmers of the area said that the 1989 when the vineyard was finally replanted under soil, Cortina Gravely Loam, in this particular area was the direction of Whitehall Lane Winery. In 1993 the renowned for “black” Leonardini Family of wine grapes. Howev- Whitehall Lane Winery er, the quality of the bought the vineyard. harvests varied greatly Two separate wells were depending on seasonal sunk and irrigation rainfall due to the fast added to feed the vines draining soils. Because during the growing of the uncertainty of season. yearly harvests, the The vineyard was Lewelling Family turned most recently replanted the vineyard into graz- to Cabernet Sauvignon ing pastureland in the in 2014 and 2016 early 1900’s. They also utilizing two different planted grain on a few rootstocks and three occasions before leasing different clones. The the property to the City rootstocks that were of St. Helena for a proposed airport. The airport was chosen work well in the specific vineyard blocks and never constructed but an unused dirt airstrip stood the clones were picked because of their excellent track for a number of years. record for high quality. The canopy and pruning sys- In 1940, the Lewelling Family sold part of their tem in place allows maximum sun exposure without tract to Fred Boraldo that included what are now the over-cropping. Leonardini Vineyard and the Harvest Inn. During The Wine Spectator selected the Leonardini Vine- these years, the electric railroad ran trains across the yard Cabernet Sauvignon as the finest representation western edge of the property and Boraldo contin- for the St. Helena appellation. This wine is what a St. ued to use the land for grazing cattle. Boraldo sold Helena Cabernet Sauvignon should taste like. the property to Richard Geyer in 1973 and in 1979 LEONARDINI VINEYARD Cabernet Sauvignon Block 1 Block 2 Block 3B Block 4 Block 3A VINE ACRES DATE BLOCK VARIETAL CLONE ROOTSTOCK SPACING COUNT PLANTED PLANTED 1 Cabernet Sauvignon 34.1 GRN1 7 x 4 2,460 1.81 2016 2 Cabernet Sauvignon 34.1 039-16 7 x 4 1,496 1.37 2016 3A Cabernet Sauvignon 685 GRN1 10 x 4 4,276 3.93 2014 3B Cabernet Sauvignon 412 GRN1 10 x 4 1,692 1.55 2014 4 Cabernet Sauvignon 8 039-16 10 x 5 3,447 3.96 2005 Total Vines: 13,371 Total Acres: 14.40 FAWN PARK VINEYARD Saint Helena - Napa Valley awn Park Vineyard is located just off the about 1915. A vintage barn pre-dates the house and Napa Valley floor on the eastern hillside at was constructed in 1905 using timbers harvested from the Silverado Trail in St. Helena. This gently Howell Mountain. Prior to grapes and after the Na- sloping vineyard has produced outstanding tive Americans left, this property was used as a dairy Fhillside fruit for more than 30 years. The vineyard to supply milk to the St. Helena Sanitarium (now is planted primarily to high-power Cabernet Sauvi- known as St. Helena Hospital). The Hultman Family gnon with a small two-acre block of Petit Verdot. The owned the property from 1928 to 1978, ran the dairy vineyard has excellent draining soils with spectacular and also raised chickens there. In 1978 Loren Soren- sun exposure. son purchased the land, planted the vineyard, dug a The property’s history pre-dates the vines or its spring-fed pond and continued a small farm for the buildings. It’s been told that Native Americans mined local 4-H program. the neighboring Glass Mountain, camped at the base The property is named Fawn Park Vineyard after of this property and turned the mined obsidian into the road that borders the southern side of the estate. tools and arrowheads. There is a home on the proper- This road was originally the stagecoach road going ty that was constructed in 1865 with a second story up and over Howell Mountain to Angwin and Pope addition made when Judge Chiles owned the estate in Valley. FAWN PARK VINEYARD Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot Block 2 Block 1 VINE ACRES DATE BLOCK VARIETAL CLONE ROOTSTOCK SPACING COUNT PLANTED PLANTED 1 Cabernet Sauvignon 4 110R, 3309C 7 x 5 10,413 8.36 1980 2 Petit Verdot 400 110R 7 x 5 2,910 2.34 2005 Total Vines: 13,323 Total Acres: 18.61 MILLENNIUM MM VINEYARD Rutherford - Napa Valley he Leonardini Family purchased the Linton and was in decline due to phylloxera when Millennium MM Vineyard in the year Whitehall Lane Winery purchased the property. 2000: a milestone acquisition in a Starting in 2003, Whitehall Lane began replant- milestone year. This 20-acre vineyard is ing the vineyard. Using a scientifically engineered Tlocated less than one-half mile from Whitehall Lane machine to profile the soils throughout the vine- Winery on the northwest edge of the Rutherford yard, new vineyard blocks were established based Appellation. This vineyard has a storied history of on soil criteria. With these results, sub-blocks were producing Reserve-style Cabernet Sauvignon grapes created that were planted with ideally matched for some of Napa Valley’s notable and distinguished rootstocks and clones in an effort to grow grapes wineries.