The Vineyard House
2024 Red Table Wine
"The Legacy of Halter Valley"
Oakville AVA
Auction 30 | Lot No. 172
Vintage: 2024
The Vineyard House
Red Table Wine
Oakville
5 cases produced
Description
Nestled into Halter Valley, a rare enclave of western Oakville, The Vineyard House is a boutique estate that sits atop an alluvial fan beside the historic Baldridge House. Defined by heritage, precision, and ambition, this wine is a decadent, lush and powerful expression of Jeremy Nickel's home estate. Thoughtfully selected by winemakers Philippe Melka and Maayan Koschitzky, this Premiere Napa Valley lot blends blocks and varieties to capture Halter Valley's unique voice, with harmonious balance, expressive character, and an unmistakable identity that is quintessential Napa Valley at its finest.
Philippe Melka & Maayan Koschitzky
Winemaker, The Vineyard House
The wines are made with the help of Atelier Melka, whose team oversees every critical decision in the winemaking process, including picking decisions, vinification and élevage, and the most critical practice: blending.
The key to excellence at The Vineyard House is “micro-fermentation.” Individual parcels — often mere rows — are picked at optimum ripeness, then vinified separately in three to five-ton lots.
After following the wines’ development for a year, proprietor Jeremy Nickel, Melka, and Koschitzky determine the optimal blend for each bottling.
Vinifying small lots means the potential of each row, then each barrel, is maximized in the final blends.
Country born: France and Israel
Years in the wine industry: 30+ years
Classic Wine
2915 Riverglen Drive
Fort Worth TX 76109
214-455-6922
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Winery Distribution
The Vineyard House is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Domestic:
- California (Classic Wines)
- Colorado (Still Tap & Press)
- Connecticut (Slocum & Sons)
- District of Columbia (Well Crafted Beverage)
- Florida (XXI Wines)
- Georgia (Eagle Rock)
- Hawaii (Ohana Beverage Company)
- Indiana (Carroll )
- Maryland (Well Crafted Beverage)
- Massachusetts (SGWS / Horizon Beverage)
- Michigan (The Wine Poor)
- Minnesota (Origin Wine & Spirits)
- Nevada (Cellar Crafted Wine & Spirits)
- New Jersey (Leiber Bros)
- New York (Leiber Bros)
- North Carolina (Cellar Distributing)
- Oklahoma (Thirst Wine Merchants)
- Texas (MBG (Mexcor))
- Virginia (Well Crafted Beverage)
International:
- Canada - Ontario (Con-nois-seur Wine Imports)