Pre-Order Notice: This is a pre-order item. Harvest is currently estimated for the first week of October. After harvest, the grapes will be processed and transported to our Oregon distribution center before orders begin shipping.
We expect shipments to begin after the product arrives at our Oregon facility, which is typically in mid-October.
Situated on Rutherford’s prized eastern bench near the Silverado Trail, McGah Family Heritage Vineyard occupies one of Napa Valley’s most celebrated growing regions. Here, warm afternoon sun, cool evening temperatures, and the appellation’s famous red and brown gravelly loam soils create ideal conditions for producing fruit with remarkable concentration, structure, and balance.
While Rutherford has earned its worldwide reputation through Cabernet Sauvignon, exceptional Malbec from this appellation is remarkably uncommon. Most growers dedicate nearly every available acre to Cabernet because of its extraordinary value, making this Clone 9 Malbec, planted in 2020 on 039-16 rootstock, a rare opportunity to craft a truly distinctive Napa Valley wine.
The vineyard is farmed by Garvey Vineyard Management, whose meticulous attention to detail and sustainable farming practices have helped establish the McGah family vineyards among Napa Valley’s premier sites. Wines produced from McGah family fruit have earned 100-point scores, reflecting the exceptional quality of both the terroir and the farming.
This is Rutherford through the lens of Malbec—a combination seldom offered to home winemakers.
Malbec naturally produces deeply colored wines with generous fruit, rich texture, and impressive aging potential. Combined with Rutherford’s warm days, cool nights, and well-drained benchland soils, this fruit has the potential to produce wines of remarkable depth, elegance, and longevity.
Expect expressive aromas and flavors of blackberry, black plum, black cherry, ripe blueberry, and dark raspberry, layered with notes of violet, cocoa, espresso, graphite, warm baking spice, and subtle earth. The vineyard’s gravelly Rutherford soils contribute beautifully refined tannins, natural structure, and a lingering mineral character that carries through the finish.
Compared with Malbec from cooler regions, Rutherford fruit tends to deliver greater richness and concentration while maintaining freshness and balance. The resulting wine should be deeply colored with a luxurious mouthfeel, polished tannins, and a finish that continues to evolve in the glass.
Whether crafted as a varietal wine or incorporated into a Bordeaux-style blend, this fruit offers exceptional versatility. As a stand-alone Malbec, it promises richness, complexity, and age-worthy structure. In blends, it contributes vibrant color, plush texture, floral aromatics, and concentrated dark fruit.
Although Rutherford is one of Napa Valley’s smaller American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), it has long been regarded as one of the world’s premier regions for Bordeaux varieties. Its combination of warm afternoons, cool evenings, and exceptionally well-drained gravelly bench soils consistently produces fruit with remarkable concentration, natural balance, and refined structure.
The appellation is famous for wines possessing both power and elegance—ripe fruit supported by vibrant acidity, silky tannins, and the distinctive mineral complexity often associated with Rutherford’s historic bench vineyards.
Finding Malbec grown in this pedigree is exceptionally rare.
Vineyard: McGah Family Heritage Vineyard
Appellation: Rutherford AVA, Napa Valley
Varietal: Malbec
Clone: 9
Planted: 2020
Rootstock: 039-16
Farming: Sustainably farmed by Garvey Vineyard Management
Flavor Potential: Blackberry, black plum, black cherry, blueberry, dark raspberry, violet, cocoa, espresso, graphite, earth, warm spice, and a long, fine-tannin finish
Retail Comparison: Wines produced from McGah Family vineyards have earned 100-point scores
☐ No herbicides used
☑ Limited herbicide use (typically one targeted application per season)
☐ Mechanical weed control only
☐ Information not available
Extremely limited. A rare opportunity to craft Rutherford Malbec from one of Napa Valley’s most respected family vineyard estates.
This is a 2026 harvest pre-order. Harvest is currently estimated for the first week of October. Following harvest, the fruit will be processed and transported to our Oregon distribution center before shipments begin.
Orders are expected to ship after the fruit arrives at our Oregon facility, typically around mid-October.
This product is made from fruit sourced from McGah Family Heritage Vineyard in Rutherford, Napa Valley. The vineyard name is used solely to identify the factual origin of the fruit and does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation with the vineyard owner.
Pre-Order Notice: This is a pre-order item. Harvest is currently estimated for the first week of October. After harvest, the grapes will be processed and transported to our Oregon distribution center before orders begin shipping.
We expect shipments to begin after the product arrives at our Oregon facility, which is typically in mid-October.
Situated on Rutherford’s prized eastern bench near the Silverado Trail, McGah Family Heritage Vineyard occupies one of Napa Valley’s most celebrated growing regions. Here, warm afternoon sun, cool evening temperatures, and the appellation’s famous red and brown gravelly loam soils create ideal conditions for producing fruit with remarkable concentration, structure, and balance.
While Rutherford has earned its worldwide reputation through Cabernet Sauvignon, exceptional Malbec from this appellation is remarkably uncommon. Most growers dedicate nearly every available acre to Cabernet because of its extraordinary value, making this Clone 9 Malbec, planted in 2020 on 039-16 rootstock, a rare opportunity to craft a truly distinctive Napa Valley wine.
The vineyard is farmed by Garvey Vineyard Management, whose meticulous attention to detail and sustainable farming practices have helped establish the McGah family vineyards among Napa Valley’s premier sites. Wines produced from McGah family fruit have earned 100-point scores, reflecting the exceptional quality of both the terroir and the farming.
This is Rutherford through the lens of Malbec—a combination seldom offered to home winemakers.
Malbec naturally produces deeply colored wines with generous fruit, rich texture, and impressive aging potential. Combined with Rutherford’s warm days, cool nights, and well-drained benchland soils, this fruit has the potential to produce wines of remarkable depth, elegance, and longevity.
Expect expressive aromas and flavors of blackberry, black plum, black cherry, ripe blueberry, and dark raspberry, layered with notes of violet, cocoa, espresso, graphite, warm baking spice, and subtle earth. The vineyard’s gravelly Rutherford soils contribute beautifully refined tannins, natural structure, and a lingering mineral character that carries through the finish.
Compared with Malbec from cooler regions, Rutherford fruit tends to deliver greater richness and concentration while maintaining freshness and balance. The resulting wine should be deeply colored with a luxurious mouthfeel, polished tannins, and a finish that continues to evolve in the glass.
Whether crafted as a varietal wine or incorporated into a Bordeaux-style blend, this fruit offers exceptional versatility. As a stand-alone Malbec, it promises richness, complexity, and age-worthy structure. In blends, it contributes vibrant color, plush texture, floral aromatics, and concentrated dark fruit.
Although Rutherford is one of Napa Valley’s smaller American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), it has long been regarded as one of the world’s premier regions for Bordeaux varieties. Its combination of warm afternoons, cool evenings, and exceptionally well-drained gravelly bench soils consistently produces fruit with remarkable concentration, natural balance, and refined structure.
The appellation is famous for wines possessing both power and elegance—ripe fruit supported by vibrant acidity, silky tannins, and the distinctive mineral complexity often associated with Rutherford’s historic bench vineyards.
Finding Malbec grown in this pedigree is exceptionally rare.
Vineyard: McGah Family Heritage Vineyard
Appellation: Rutherford AVA, Napa Valley
Varietal: Malbec
Clone: 9
Planted: 2020
Rootstock: 039-16
Farming: Sustainably farmed by Garvey Vineyard Management
Flavor Potential: Blackberry, black plum, black cherry, blueberry, dark raspberry, violet, cocoa, espresso, graphite, earth, warm spice, and a long, fine-tannin finish
Retail Comparison: Wines produced from McGah Family vineyards have earned 100-point scores
☐ No herbicides used
☑ Limited herbicide use (typically one targeted application per season)
☐ Mechanical weed control only
☐ Information not available
Extremely limited. A rare opportunity to craft Rutherford Malbec from one of Napa Valley’s most respected family vineyard estates.
This is a 2026 harvest pre-order. Harvest is currently estimated for the first week of October. Following harvest, the fruit will be processed and transported to our Oregon distribution center before shipments begin.
Orders are expected to ship after the fruit arrives at our Oregon facility, typically around mid-October.
This product is made from fruit sourced from McGah Family Heritage Vineyard in Rutherford, Napa Valley. The vineyard name is used solely to identify the factual origin of the fruit and does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation with the vineyard owner.
