Old-School California Cabernets IX: Tudal Winery

Arnold and Alma Tudal planted vines on 10 acres of former walnut orchard north of St. Helena in the Napa Valley in 1974 and released their first wines in 1979. Big Tree Road is still pretty rustic compared to the circus that Hwy. 29 has

become, a circumstance reflected in Tudal's refusal to follow new-fangledness and fleeting fame or even, over the cours…