• Dry-Farmed

  • Organically grown

  • Biodynamic teas

  • Non-hedged

  • No till

  • Fukuoka method farming

  • Persona: Audrey Hepburn, meaning; elegant, lean, and classic in that little-black-dress kind of way

Mt. Veeder

Archer & Byrd

Named to honor Mt. Veeder conservationists Drs. Archer Taylor and Hasseltine Byrd who turned 399 acres of nearby redwoods into a permanent preserve.

This vineyard is a prototypically Mt. Veeder complete with south-facing slope and broken blue-shale soils. The combination of non-intervention farming and ancient Pacific Ocean remnants amplifies the terroir pushing forward the signature Mt. Veeder violet and iris aromas that support the taut, vivid, and up-righted mouthfeel. Of the four wines, this one is the most chiseled and cool-climate like. This lean structure properly frames the blue fruit, pomegranate, bay laurel, and fine herb flavors.

  • Archer & Byrd Cows Grazing

    Black Angus grazing and "fertilizing"

  • Spiderweb on the vine

    Biodiverse fauna in all its forms

  • Archer & Byrd with winter grasses

    A rich carpet of grasses and legumes

  • No till farming

    No tilling, no cover crop to invite natural flora

  • Archer & Byrd Bottle.

    Archer & Byrd typeface = Baskerville

2022 Archer & Byrd

  • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Mt. Veeder AVA

  • Elevation: 1,020 feet

  • Slope: 12.6%

  • Aspect: South (162.6°)

  • Bedrock depth: 30 inches

  • Biodynamic & Dry-Farmed

  • No-till & truly regenerative

  • Harvest date: 9/9/2022

  • 14.1% Alcohol by Volume

  • 3.65 pH

  • Minimum effective SO2

  • Neither fined nor filtered

  • No Velcorin ®

  • Vegan

  • Zero residual sugar

  • Natural, non-GMO yeast

  • Aged 22 months in French Oak

  • Just 42% new barrique

  • Cooperage: Boutes Grand Reserve

  • 172 cases crafted

  • Typeface: Baskerville by John Baskerville circa 1758

  • $125 per 750ml

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