Hunter Glenn Estate was founded by 4th generation Napa Valley family, the brother and sister duo of Caroline and Jeffrey Shifflett, Jr., with help from their mother Ellen. The 120-acre property near the town of Yountville has been owned by the family since 1942. For decades the property was home to cattle along with peaches, plums, cherries, and plenty of hay. The first grape planting was a Chardonnay in 1981. Over the years, the vineyards have been destroyed by Phylloxera and Pierce’s Disease and a major replanting occurred in the early to mid-1990s and then again in the early 2000s. Today the property is planted to about 45 acres of vines including the five primary Bordeaux red varieties along with Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah.
Nestled back into the hillsides of the Mayacamas Mountains, the property features a diversity of terrain – covering both the valley floor and lower foothills of the mountains up to about 600 feet in elevation producing some of the greatest wines in Napa.
Winemaker: Jeffrey Shifflett, Jr.
