Kinsman Eades
About Kinsman Eades
Nigel Kinsman is something of a trail blazer in the Napa Valley. It was just a matter of time before he made his own wine and that time came in 2016, when, together with his wife Shae, they achieved a long-held dream; they crushed their first fruit.
Their vision is for site-driven, singular expressions of origin and history. The winemaking is characteristic of Nigel’s deftness of touch. Fruit led and characterful, the wines celebrate the interesting edges rather than polishing them away.
Their objective is ‘to make compelling wines that sing of their origins’. Nigel and Shae have an instinctive understanding of what makes a vineyard truly special. There are currently two wines, Rhadamanthus and Anjea, which attest to this intuition.
ANJEA 2017
Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Each vintage has its challenges – this is agriculture, after all, and Mother Nature reigns supreme. Though the 2017 vintage tested us from the get-go, we found age (ours and the vines), experience and tenacity to be invaluable assets. When the fires started in October, they only served to strengthen our resolve. With sprinklers at the ready on our roof, children safely relocated and winery generator humming, we set to work nurturing two beautiful wines that we are incredibly proud to present. Their distinct liveliness and insistent structure, characters we hope you come to recognize as continuing threads in our wines, are testament to the vitality and resilience our communi–ties are able to summon when united.
RHADAMANTHUS 2017
Varietal: 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
Each vintage has its challenges – this is agriculture, after all, and Mother Nature reigns supreme. Though the 2017 vintage tested us from the get-go, we found age (ours and the vines), experience and tenacity to be invaluable assets. When the fires started in October, they only served to strengthen our resolve. With sprinklers at the ready on our roof, children safely relocated and winery generator humming, we set to work nurturing two beautiful wines that we are incredibly proud to present. Their distinct liveliness and insistent structure, characters we hope you come to recognize as continuing threads in our wines, are testament to the vitality and resilience our communi–ties are able to summon when united. That thought bolsters us as we again face the heartbreak and uncertainty of wildfire season.
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