Edge Hill Red Blend Mixed Blacks Napa Valley 2013

2.5 cases left as of May 12

What you need to know: This is an explosively lavish blend of 35% Zinfandel, 31% Petite Sirah, 10% Mourvedre, 10% Grenache, 9% Carignan and 5% Alicante. The flawless 2013 growing season generated powerful yet pretty wines with excellent ageability. The winemaker was Anthony Weytjens, the fruit was farmed with regenerative practices, and fermentation was native.

Galloni calls Edge Hill "one of Northern California's under the radar jewels” and he observes that the wines “are reliably outstanding, yet the winery seems to get very little attention.” It’s true – Edge Hill has always been more of an insider thing. It was founded in the western hills of St. Helena in 1867 by General Erasmus Keyes after his heroics in the Civil War, with a property deed signed by Abraham Lincoln himself. Over the decades, the land has gone in and out of production, and passed through the hands of some of Napa's more influential wine families – including the Martinis, Rudds, and Gotts.

It was Mr. Leslie Rudd who, in 2001, planted the field blend for Edge Hill’s flagship “Mixed Blacks,” to honor the inky grapes that would have been growing way back in Napa’s early days. The newest news is that the people behind Memento Mori just bought the beautiful property in 2026, and are planning a very culty reimagining with a new name.

Wine Spectator reports that the six acres of field blend will likely be removed and replanted with Cab – making the bottles our buyers scored even more precious.