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St. Helena

Sub-zone

St. Helena is a named sub-zone of Napa Valley in the United States, covering 3,724 ha. It lies 2.1 km north-west of Saint Helena and 22 km east of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
St. Helena viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Napa Valley
Protected since
1995-10-11
Area
3,724 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
10.04 × 9.16 km
Centre
38.5211° N, 122.4840° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.149
Petitioner
Charles A. Carpy, Chairman of the St. Helena Appellation Committee

Where it is

Nearest town
2.1 km north-west of Saint Helena
Nearest city
22 km east of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
42 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (21 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Pico (Portugal), Malvasia delle Lipari (Italy)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
53–235 m
Mean elevation
92 m
Mean slope
6.1° (11 %)
Steepest tenth
above 18°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 42,375 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Napa Valley (Cabernet)

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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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