The family fortunes changed right after the 1906 earthquake when several springs magically appeared on their property. The Rousten family purchased this beautiful property in 1901 or 1902, right after a major wildfire had swept through, burning all but a few firs, oaks, and laurels. Clonal research in grapevines is vital to try to save and categorize as much genetic variation as possible, which will continue to improve wine quality. shiraz/syrah in Australia and France), and the variety’s prestige (cabernet sauvignon has many named clones, with not much difference between most of them other than the vineyard/winery attached to the name). pinot noir has more different clones than cabernet sauvignon), its economic importance (ie. The number of clones per variety varies and depends on the age of the variety (ie.

The vines propagated from these individual selections are called clones they all come from the original mother vine. If a particular variation or selection was deemed worthy to be recognized as unique, superior, or suited to a specific use, it was held separate for propagation. Government agencies collected grape varieties and began to analyze and categorize any variations within varieties. The following reports on our clones and replantings of Rousten were gathered by our VP of Vineyard Operations, David Gates. In 2007, Ridge took out a long-term lease on much of the old Rousten Ranch, a vineyard located on Monte Bello, to replant the vineyards-hoping that they produce wines that can contribute to our Estate and Monte Bello wines.

Clone 5 cabernet 2014