Sourced from two vineyards in El Dorado County and grown at high elevation. Made in the Beaujolais style, where grapes undergo carbonic maceration, that results in a fresh, fruity and energetic wines. Aged in a mix of neutral oak and stainless steel before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
This delightful old vine Carignan cuvée undergoes some carbonic maceration during production and the result is a wine that is both rugged and wonderfully light on its feet.
Made with fruit from a selection of organic vineyards across the Sonoma Coast, this is a restrained and elegant Californian Syrah packed with black fruit flavours and an earthy complexity.
This Pinot from Jamie Kutch comes from Bohan Ranch, the first modem vineyard planted on the Sonoma Coast in 1972. The 44 year old vines drive deep in to the Yorkville Laughlin soil to create more rustic style wines.
Kutch is one of the metonymies of Pinot Noirs’s perfection in California. This young estate encourages their grapes to express their natural greatness.
McDougall Ranch is a unique, cool climate site; the vineyard beautifully expresses varietal correctness. "Great style and shape - this wine has the clarity of modern fruit with the savoury terroir of Burgundy", Jancis Robinson.
Planted in 2000 in the stunning hills of the Petaluma Gap in Sonoma, Clary Ranch is Arnot-Roberts' coolest Syrah vineyard. Cool air currents from the Pacific create a protracted growing season resulting in deeply pigmented, flavourful fruit. This wine displays exotic spice notes, herbaceous aromatics and a high natural acidity.
Planted in 2000 in the stunning hills of the Petaluma Gap in Sonoma, Clary Ranch is Arnot-Roberts' coolest Syrah vineyard. Cool air currents from the Pacific create a protracted growing season resulting in deeply pigmented, flavourful fruit. This wine displays exotic spice notes, herbaceous aromatics and a high natural acidity.
An exciting, new, limited parcel from cool climate specialists Arnot-Roberts should not be missed. Tucked into a secluded coastal valley in Western Sonoma County and sheltered from the Pacific weather by a forested ridge, lies the stunning picturesque Heaven & Earth vineyard. Organically farmed and cared for with meticulous attention to detail, the Pinot Noir ripens slowly on this hillside vineyard resulting in a wine with a pronounced aromatic profile, fine grained tannins and detailed texture.
Que Syrah Vineyard is a true gem on the Sonoma Coast. This is one of the best examples of what Syrah is capable of on the Sonoma Coast. There is such fine precision here that allows for nuance and delicacy in the floral and mineral notes, adding layers and layers of compelling complexity to this oustanding wine.
East Ridge meets West Ridge with this exciting first vintage of wine made from the rocky vineyards based at the highest elevation of a vast Sonoma County estate. Hirsch Vineyards are always looking for new expressions of their signature grape variety, and this incredible wine is the result of painstaking tasting of a special block of vineyard to prove it as one worth micro-bottling. A uniquely idiosyncratic offering from one of our favourite producers.
The Clajeux Vineyard is characterised by long slow flavour development in the grapes yielding a multi-layered, complex wine.
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