Beaucanon Estate is located on the historic Longwood ranch , a property that was once part of Yajome land Grant and belonged to Captain Salvador Vallejo, brother and associate of General Mariano Vallejo founder of Sonoma and “military commander and director of colonization on the northern frontier. The Grant covered 6652.58 acres and was first given to Damaso Rodriquez, a retired ensign from the first Calvary division of the Company of San Francisco which petitioned the Mexican government in 1838.

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 The formal title was handed over to Damaso in 1841 by the first governor of the Free State of California, Juan Alvarado.  In 1842 Rodriguez sold the entire tract to Salvador Vallejo who built three adobes, one being the important ranch house which stood until destroyed by fire in 1970. It was one of the finest ever built in California. Today the remnants of an elaborately tiled and decorated fountain is in evidence at the crest of the softly rolling hills. It is still a mystery as to how long Vallejo kept the property as his own.

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It is only around 1860 that Longwood see its name for its long row of old- growth oaks that still boarder Milliken Creek flowing through this sturdy protected property. Later in 1912 Longwood was know for ample prune orchards and a 60 acres market owned by a prosperous dairyman name William Watt.

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Wine growing only started in the late 1970's when chardonnay was planted. Today Longwood is owned by the
de Coninck family, a 9 generation wine merchant originally from the right bank in Bordeaux that can be traced back to 1740.

  Louis de Coninck combines both art and the science of wine making from his father’s side.

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Our goal is to produce unique exceptional quality wine who express our Terroir which reflects character elegance and powerful like the great wine from the left bank and the right bank of Saint Emilion, Pomerol and Canon Fronsac in Bordeaux.  While his mother’s family count more than a century of devoted science research on wine making techniques in Bordeaux.

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Louis de Coninck's passion to respect the land, the vines, and the wines brought him to the Napa Valley more than two decades ago where he is able to follow the yearly cycle of winemaking from vineyard to the cellar and beyond.

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Making wine harmony along with the environment, Louis focuses on sustainable and organic practices with minimal intervention in the cellar. He has one objective, creating wine with balance, finesse, complexity and elegance which reflected in each and every bottle.

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