Caduceus Cellars currently has five different blocks in Northern Arizona. 4900ft, the Judiths Block on Cleopatra Hill, Jerome, AZ, is a combination of limestone, volcanic, and sedimentary rock. 3500 ft, The Marzo Block and at 3300 ft, The Agostina block are covered with fine river sediment over a bed of calcareous substrate. The Elephante block, in Cornville, AZ, has a minimum of 5 different soils/terrain profiles all on a 28 acre site. The Southwest Wine Center, Yavapai College Block is nestled in the alluvial foothills of Mingus Mountain. All this peppered with volcanic magic dust. The main fruit source for Merkin Vineyards is the historic 70 acre Buhl Memorial Vineyard, in the Kansas Settlement of Willcox, Arizona.

Nagas are considered nature spirits, the protectors of rivers and bringers of rain. This Italian blend is from our eliphante block, a white silt limestone and cobble site. Lenses of caliche, hidden from sight, swell and recede within the buried substrate as the Lower Oak Creek snakes its way around this 30 acre Holocene River Terrace.

Sangiovese with a dash of Aglianico and/or Sagrantino from our Eliphante block in Cornville, AZ. Cherries on steroids but with restraint and elegance. 3350 ft. elevation.

French cask & puncheon aged 18 months

Open top & submerged cap fermentation

Handpicked, sorted & punched.