From the pre Clos Saron half-acre section of the Home Vineyard, originally planted in 1979. The vineyard sits on an east-facing gentle slope at 1550-1600 ft elevation. This cuvée is only produced in years when Gideon and Saron happen to harvest a full barrel worth of grapes in one pass through the...

The wines that first propelled Steve's interest in working with Gamay were mainly from Beaujolais; however, Barsotti Ranch, his source for this wine, is essentially a high desert, at 1000 meters in elevation, and the growing season is so much less circumscribed here, than in, say, Morgon.  ...

Tempranillo from the slate and limestone soils of Rorick Heritage Vineyard in the Sierra Foothills. Aptly named for the wine's extended élevage - 24 months in 600L puncheons with an additonal 8 months in bottle. This wine is on the more robust side of the La Clarine range, with a great depth of...

Grenache/Mourvedre with a small amount of Syrah. Fruit comes from David Girard Vineyard in El Dorado. David Girard Vineyard is a 36 acre vineyard that was first planted in 1998 by Ron Mansfield. Soils are decomposed volcanic, sandy, granite. 1400 ft elevation.  

Fiona hill is a meticulously planted, steep hillside vineyard with an ideal southern face, situated in Porter Creek’s estate in the birthplace of Russian River Pinot exploration. Hard clay topsoil with a fractured stone bedrock places continual stress on these Pinot vines, resulting in a very...

100% Pinot Noir from three distinct parcels within the 12-acre Kite's Rest estate vineyard. The fruit is destemmed and goes through a 48 hour cold soak before fermentation. Matured in a mix of 1/3 new and one-year old French oak barrels.

The grapes are hand-harvested in the cool pre-dawn hours and brought to the winery for rigorous cluster sorting, followed by destemming. The must is transferred to a mix of stainless steel and oak open-top fermentation tanks, where spontaneous fermentation with ambient yeasts is allowed to...

Source: 75% Paso Robles, 15% Central Coast, 10% Sonoma Blend: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot Winemaking: 50% stainless steel, 50% neutral oak barrels Aging: 10 months in neutral oak barrels Alcohol: 13% Tasting Note: Medium bodied with ripe plum, black currant, and blackberry flavors with a...

Source: Monterey Winemaking: 75% fermented in tank, 25% fermented in neutral oak Aging: 8 months in large neutral oak Alcohol: 13% Tasting Note: Dark ruby color. Light to medium bodied with aromas and ripe flavors of raspberry, tart cherry, spice with a touch of earth. Supple and balanced with a...

From 2.5 acres planted at 2100 feet in volcanic soils way up on Mount Veeder, Sky produces tiny amounts of this unique Syrah. Hand-harvested, manually crushed with a 100-year old basket press, and aged in 1-10 year old French oak barrels.

The now mature "Bambino" vines were planted in 2000 and represent Bucklin's "young vine" Zinfandel. The 2019 blend is at least 75% Zinfandel that is co-fermented with Petite Sirah and Alicante Bouchet. Fermented with indigenous yeast without any nutrient additions. Aged in neutral French oak for...

The second label from Philip Togni Vineyard, "Tanbark Hill" comes from the same 10.5-acre estate vineyard as their eponymous wine and receives the same impeccable care in the cellar (20 months in 40% new French oak). The wine generally consists of fruit harvested from a 3-acre block (planted to 99...

A true Bordeaux blend encompassing the top five Bordeaux grapes varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot with small additions of Petit Verdot and Malbec. Aged in 50/50 French  and American oak, 10% of each was new, for 2 years.   The lots are fermented separately using natural...

95% Syrah 5% Roussanne from Renaissance Vineyard - North Yuba 13.1% whole cluster foot-stomped, aged in neutral French oak for 18 months This was Aaron and Cara's first year farming the vines at Renaissance and they got very low yields and picked early due to intense animal pressure. Bottled with...