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Gandona Estate

United States: California: North Coast: Napa County: St. Helena

Gandona Estate is a prestigious winery located on Pritchard Hill in Napa Valley, founded by Manuel Pires as a tribute to his Portuguese heritage and a lifelong passion for winemaking. The estate specializes in limited-production, estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux varietals, meticulously crafted to reflect the rugged, volcanic terroir of its hillside vineyards.

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Wine releases by year

2025

  • 2023 Napa Valley Estate Rosé (5/22/2025, $35) (5/22/2025, $35)
  • 2022 Sonoma Coast Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay (4/16/2025, $90) (4/16/2025, $90)
  • 2021 Napa Valley Encosta Cabernet Sauvignon (2/7/2025, $110), 2021 Single Vineyard Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (2/7/2025, $275) (2/7/2025, $275)
  • 022 Napa Valley Pritchard Hill Meia Cabernet Franc ($165) ($165)

2024

  • 2021 Napa Valley Pritchard Hill Meia Cabernet Franc (85 cases) (85 cases)
  • 2021 Sonoma Coast Ritchie's Vineyard Chardonnay ($90) ($90)
  • 2019 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon ($275) ($275)
  • 2015 Napa Valley Pritchard Hill Fraga Do Arco ($120) ($120)
  • 2019 Napa Valley Encosta Cabernet Sauvignon ($110) ($110)
  • 2022 Napa Valley Rose

2023

  • 2020 Sonoma Coast Estate Chardonnay ($90) ($90)
  • 2018 Napa Valley Encosta Cabernet Sauvignon ($110), 2018 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon ($275) ($275)

2021

  • 2018 Meia Cabernet Franc

2020

  • 2018 Sonoma Coast Ritchie Vineyard Encosta Chardonnay (165 cases, $75) (165 cases, $75)
  • 2017 Napa Valley Pritchard Hill Encosta Cabernet Sauvignon ($97) ($97)
  • 2017 Napa Valley Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon ($235) ($235)
  • 2014 Fraga do Arco Port-Style Dessert Wine

2019

  • 2016 Encosta Cabernet Sauvignon (895 cases, $97) (895 cases, $97)
  • 2017 Napa Valley Pritchard Hill Meia Touriga Nacional (80 cases, $85) (80 cases, $85)
  • 2016 Napa Valley Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (560 cases, $235) (560 cases, $235)
  • 2017 Sonoma Coast Encosta Chardonnay

2018

  • 2015 Encosta Cabernet Sauvignon ($97) ($97)
  • 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 2016 Chardonnay

2017

  • 2014 Encosta Cabernet Sauvignon (800 cases, $90) (800 cases, $90)
  • 2014 Meia Cabernet Franc (60 cases) (60 cases)
  • 2015 Estate Chardonnay (60 cases, $85), 2012 Fraga do Arco Port Style Wine ($165) ($165)

2016

  • 2013 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon ($225) ($225)
  • 2013 Encosta Cabernet Sauvignon

2015

  • 2010 Napa Valley Pritchard Hill Quinta Fraga do Arco Port Style Wine, 2012 Encosta Cabernet Sauvignon (800 cases, $90) (800 cases, $90)
  • 2012 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (300 cases) (300 cases)

2014

  • 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (200 cases, $225) (200 cases, $225)