Catapult Vineyard
In 2008, we purchased and planted thirty acres of vines on a beautiful "born to be a vineyard" property off of Anderson Road in the heart of the Templeton Gap near the acclaimed vineyards of L' Aventure and Booker. Catapult Vineyard, though barely three miles from Paderewski vineyard, has rocky silicious soils with little limestone content - the pH of the Catapult vineyard is in the high 5’s - which is a nice complement to Paderewski’s high lime/high pH soils. In addition, the mesoclimate at Catapult is cooler than the "Rewski" which allows for a different flavor profile of the fruit produced. We planted seven grape varietals at Catapult: Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Tempranillo, Grenache Blanc, and Rousanne. The soils of both Catapult and Paderewski are very rocky and devigorating, forcing the vines to struggle to establish themselves deep into the ground for nourishment, producing fruit with wicked complexity and intense flavors.
