The Jordan chateau, which overlooks nearly 1,200 acres of hills and vineyards with three quarters of the land dedicated to natural habitat, was designed by the architecture firm Backen, Arrigoni & Ross and was completed in 1976 just before the first vintage of Jordan was harvested.
Davis was hired and mentored by winemaker André Tchelistcheff, who served as consulting enologist for Jordan.
The house style is considered more French than Californian with balance and elegance with lower alcohol and silky tannins.
[4] Today, the winery is owned and operated by Tom and Sally Jordan's son, John.
[citation needed] Most of the Jordan Estate is preserved habitat for wildlife and native trees.