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  • Chico’s Hill

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    Chico’s Hill

    RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY

    Chico’s Hill is a one acre vineyard on an easterly facing slope. It has a great soil profile which is predominantly fractured rock. Fractured rock makes for great growing conditions because the rock warms the earth by the early morning sun, stimulating vine growth, and in addition, rain water penetrates the soil depth easily and drains off. The landscape is long and narrow with a 45 degree slope, and was where Julianna Martinelli’s horse, Chico, was stabled when she was a child. The rows are oriented in a north-south direction to equalize sunlight exposure on both sides of the canopy morning and afternoon. For vine training we installed a vertical trellis system with fruit wire sitting 22 inches above ground level, encouraging consistent ripening of the grape clusters. 

    SPECIFICATIONS
    APPELLATIONRussian River Valley
    VARIETALS PLANTEDSyrah
    SOIL INFORMATIONFranciscan
    SOIL CHARACTERISTICSClay loam
    ROOTSTOCK420
    BUDWOOD877
    YEAR PLANTED2001

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    Roger Coryell

    August 2, 2023

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3360 RIVER ROAD
WINDSOR, CA
(800) 346-1627
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