Hailing from from a single vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains, this wine is a beautiful expression of cool-climate Chardonnay from the superb Arnot-Roberts.
Winery History Childhood friends Nathan Roberts and Duncan Arnot-Meyers founded their Sonoma winery in 2001. Nathan grew up around wine thanks to his grandmother’s marriage to Robert Mondavi and his father’s career as a cooper (Nathan now makes all the barrels for Arnot-Roberts), while Duncan had spent years making wine at…
The Sanford & Benedict vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA produces some of California's best Chardonnays. Childhood friends Duncan Arnot and Nathan Roberts use fruit from and old-vine section of this legendary site to produce a wine as iconic as the vineyard it comes from. Inviting ripe fruit and a perfect creamy texture from start to finish. We get a tiny allocation each year and it doesn't hang around for long.
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.
This Cabernet Sauvignon from the Fellom Ranch vineyard is the most reticent of the Arnot-Roberts Cabernets. Intensely savoury and earthy, the natural concentration of small berries with little juice and high solids gives the wine its dense, brooding feel.
This Cabernet Sauvignon from the Fellom Ranch vineyard is the most reticent of the Arnot-Roberts Cabernets. Intensely savoury and earthy, the natural concentration of small berries with little juice and high solids gives the wine its dense, brooding feel.