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April 04, 2014
Paradigm - Small Batch Grower Napa
Paradigm Winery continues to shine with their expressive offerings of estate-bottled reds. Located in the Oakville AVA inside Napa Valley, the winery is owned and managed by Ren and Marilyn Harris who have been growing grapes in Napa since 1964. They purchased Paradigm in 1976, and their wines are a rich expression of the vineyard they’ve been farming now for almost 40 years. They bottled their first estate wine in 1991.
Marilyn and Ren Harris purchased Paradigm Vineyards in 1976, and began producing their small batch, estate wines with the 1991 vintage. Since that first vintage, renowned winemaker, Heidi Peterson Barrett, has made the wines. A Napa Valley native and a graduate of U. C. Davis, Heidi is the winemaker for some of Napa Valley’s most highly-regarded wineries including Screaming Eagle and Dalla Valle.
Considering some of Paradigm’s neighbors (Harlan, Dominus, Martha’s Vineyard, Far Niente and Opus), Paradigm’s wines exemplify extraordinary value. About thirty percent of thier grape production at Paradigm is used by the winery, and the balance is sold to other premium Napa Valley wineries. The 2010 Cabernet was aged in French oak for 20 months and in bottle for 20 months. The fruit is 100% estate.
“Heidi Barrett has created a beautifully structured wine with intriguing dark fruits and a freshness that lifts the flavors away from being dense and overbearing.” - Catherine Seda is the Star’s tasting panel writer.
