The first working season in Royal Mesa.
Working since 1896
Four generations written across Royal Mesa.
The Hour family planted the first block beside a rail siding in 1896, selling casks to dining cars headed north.
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Independent since 1896
Four generations written across Royal Mesa.
The Hour family planted the first block beside a rail siding in 1896, selling casks to dining cars headed north.
Four generations later, the estate still harvests those rows separately and publishes the old field names on every release.
“Tradition is not standing still. It is carrying the right things forward without losing their names.”
The cellar moved to smaller lots and slower decisions.
Direct releases began with one shared table.
The current chapter opened around place, craft, and welcome.
Fourth-generation winemaker
Lena Hour
Lena reads the estate's century of harvest notebooks alongside modern canopy data, using both to protect freshness in a warmer valley.
Meet the team