For this vintage, we made our way out to western edge of the Sta. Rita Hills AVA to the incredible Rancho La Viña Vineyard. It sits on a bench several hundred feet above the valley and is exposed to the full force of the maritime winds. The sandy loam, low fertility vineyard produces small, dark berries that yielded an intensely aromatic and structured wine.

The wine, is a sexy, voluptuous wine that continues to amaze us as it evolves. It is bright in acidity with polished tannins and exceptional structure and balance. This wine shows us the true expression of a cold climate Pinot Noir. Violets, dried rose pedals and hints of black tea dominate the nose. Black cherry, blueberry preserves and thyme dominant the palate and lead us to a soft silky finish.

Our 2014 flagship Chardonnay is beautiful and complex. Picked from one of the coolest sites on the property, this beauty came in bright and bold, and has evolved into a complexly aromatic bombshell. Pear and apricot dominate the nose and palate. She’s a real showstopper.

Hand picked, sorted and pressed during the cool nighttime hours of the Sta. Rita Hill autumn. The grapes cool fermented in lots of neutral French oak and stainless steel barrels. The wine aged on the lees to add complexity and the lots were blended at bottling.

93 Points Wine Enthusiast

Joyful” sourced from the epic Clos Pepe Vineyard packs power and grace into a sleek and sultry package. Deep, dark, intensely layered and well structured with balanced acidity. Black cherry, boysenberry, pomegranate, dried rose pedals, mineral and licorice notes.

Joyful, clone 115, was hand picked and sorted in the cool hours of the night in the Sta. Rita Hills. Grapes are gently removed from the stems with minimal breakage to the skin. They are cold soaked for 4-6 days until they warm enough for native fermentations to begin. Fermentations are cool and long. Aged in French oak barrels for 16 months on the lees before bottling.

In 2013 we were again lucky to continue to work with the fabulous Clos Pepe Vineyard’s Wente and Dijon clones. Picked from one of the coolest sites on the property, this beauty came in late and lean and has evolved into a complexly aromatic bombshell. It has slight hints of vanilla along with apricots and baked green apple.

Hand picked, sorted and pressed during the cool nighttime hours of the Sta. Rita Hills. Native yeast fermentation. Lots were pressed in to neutral French oak barrels and stainless steel barrels and cool fermented. They were barrel aged on the lees in separate oak and stainless steel lots. The lots were then blended to increase the complexity.

“Liquid Joy” is lean and racy while still being lusciously bodacious. Sourced from the impeccably farmed Clos Pepe Vineyard, which in our opinion nurtures the most aromatic and balanced Chardonnay’s in the region.

The blend of stainless steel and neutral oak, nativie yeast fermentaion yielded an amazingly complex wine. Nectarine, peaches, ripe pear, lemon cream, wet granite.Lean, firm and textured while remaining elegant.This wine will age gracefully for the next 10 years

Clones Dijon 76 and Wente. Hand picked, sorted and and pressed during the cool nighttime hours of the Sta Rita Hills.Native yeast fermentation.Lots are pressed to neutral French oak barrels and stainless steel barrels and cool fermented. Wines complete ML and are barrel aged for 16 months on the lees.Oak and Stainless steel lots were blended before bottling to achieve a more complex and balanced wine..