The variety of soils at our beloved homesite vineyard combine to a rich, luxurious wine, accented by lime and slate minerality. With additional notes of honey-lemon meringue, shortbread, and yellow apple, this wine is best described as a ray of sunshine in your glass. To celebrate the 2017 vintage recently awarded Top Regional Wine by Rodeo Uncorked and this 2018 vintage receiving 97 points from Wine Enthusiast, we have pulled a small quantity from our library for you to add to your spring release allotment.

This vintage has received: 

• 97 pts from Wine Enthusiast
• 95 pts from International Wine Report
• Gold from Sonoma County Harvest Fair

Prior vintages have received:

• 95 pts from Decanter World Wine Awards
  

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The Alana Vineyard sits amongst the majestic California Redwoods and is the birthplace of this incomparable Grand Cru. This vintage bursts with lemon verbena, candied ginger, and nutmeg on the nose, while grilled pineapple and caramel will tantalize your palate.

This vintage has received:

• 96 pts from Wine Enthusiast
• 95 pts from International Wine Report
• 94 pts from Blue Lifestyle

Prior vintages have received:

• 93 pts from Jeb Dunnuck
  

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Gap’s Crown’s vines are specifically planted to withstand the morning fog and powerful winds, and what has come from them is a classic Sonoma pinot that is rich and boisterous, containing notes that converge into mouthwatering black cherry, Earl Grey tea, and gingerbread.

This vintage has received:

• 96 pts from Wine Enthusiast
• 96 pts from Blue Lifestyle
• 95 pts from International Wine Report
• Gold from San Francisco Int'l Wine Competition
  

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The 2018 vintage is characterized by fresh violet and Rooibos tea on the nose, with raspberry tartlets and toasted Hibiscus leaf on the palate. This vintage epitomizes the elegance and beauty that is the hallmark of the Walala Vineyard and its redwood forested location.

This vintage has received:

• 95 pts from Wine Enthusiast
• 95 pts from Blue Lifestyle
• 94 pts from International Wine Report
• Gold from Sonoma County Harvest Fair

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Durell has a decades-long history of producing some of California’s most famed pinot noirs and chardonnays. With this vintage, you’ll discover toasted marshmallow and vanilla on the nose which leads to an explosion of fruit, notably wild blackberries and Santa Rosa plums.

This vintage has received:

• 96 pts from Wine Enthusiast
• 95 pts from Blue Lifestyle
• 95 pts from International Wine Report

Prior vintages have received: 

• 95 pts from Wine Spectator

750 mL are sold out, view large formats here.

Perched on a sloping hilltop, surrounded by apple orchards west of Sebastopol, the William James Vineyard is a sanctuary for pinot noir. This vintage has expressed a rich texture with expressive spiciness and raspberry coulis that is blowing our minds, the perfect representation of our expectations from our newest vineyard addition. 

This vintage has received:

• 96 pts from Wine Enthusiast
• 96 pts from International Wine Report
• 94 pts from Blue Lifestyle
  

Prior vintages have received:

• 96 pts, Gold from North Coast Wine Challenge
  

750mL are sold out, view large formats here.