2024 Hommage Blanc

A white for red drinkers! The blend is really refined, with a lot of minerality, extremely high in aromatics, great texture from the increase in battonage done this year to enhance creaminess.

Blend:

72% Roussanne, 18% Viognier, 10% Grenache Blanc

Alcohol:

13.4%

Vineyards:

50% Estate La Colline & Les Vieille Vigne, 50% Glenrose

Winemaking:

Vinified in tank for the first two weeks and barreled down by gravity in 25% new oak and the rest in once-used barrels all in cigar style to enhance more lees contact.

Cellar:

Drink now or if you want to make Guillaume’s heart happy, wait at least one year before opening. It is ageable in your cellar for 6 to 9 years.

2024 L'Imprévu

This wine has an earthy aroma, with hints of spices and notes of sage. The elegant structure ends with a great salinity, making this Pinot a wine of grace and subtlety. With only 90 cases produced, access to this wine is exclusive to our wine club members.

Blend:

100% Pinot Noir

Alcohol:

13.2%

Vineyards:

Hilt Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills

Winemaking:

30% new french oak 225L rest in onceused oak for 15 months

Cellar:

Our team is loving it straight out of the barrel, but with its structure it will age beautifully for 12+ years.

2022 Harmonie

Our Châteauneuf du Pape made in Paso Robles! For Harmonie we keep the softest Syrah and try to make the best Mourvèdre with elegant tannins to be able to marry both with the Grenache. A very personal wine in the glass, beautiful aromatics, some herbal notes, love the texture and the freshness with chalky tannins due to our terroir shale rocks.

Blend:

68% Grenache, 17% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre

Alcohol:

14.9%

Vineyards:

70% Estate Haut du Clos, La Colline, Vieille Vigne, 30% Paperstreet Vineyard in Willow Creek

Winemaking:

Vinified in mostly concrete tanks with 20% whole clusters for 3 weeks, it ages in mainly neutral puncheons of 400 and 500L (10% new oak) for 16 months. 

Cellar:

Stunning now with bright fruit, better to open in 1-2 years, but can age 10 to 12 years to bring out more spice characteristics. The ideal temperature to serve with a 3 to 4 hours decanting will be around 60°F.

2022 Fleur de Solène

Homage to my sweet Solène, born from Bordeaux, who loves to drink this wine. The first vintage called “Petite Solene” was established in 2008 originally with only Syrah and grenache. The switch to Fleur de Solène happened in 2014 when we added 20% Cabernet Franc. After this vintage we couldn’t find another source of fruit so we switched to Cabernet Sauvignon. We're excited to say this year has 12% Cabernet Franc coming from our newly producing Rive Gauche block! Beautiful texture, velvety, very complex but so soft and it keeps coming.

Blend:

52% Syrah, 23% Grenache, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc

Alcohol:

14.4%

Vineyards:

80% Estate La Colline, Serine, La Source, Vieille Vigne, Rive Gauche, 20% G2, Hoyt, Brecon, Parish

Winemaking:

Aged in 20% new French oak barrique and rest once and second used oak for a total of 16 months.

Cellar:

One of our favorites to enjoy young with decanting, but it will age beautifully for 10 years served at 58°F to 60°F.

2021 Hommage à nos Pairs Reserve

In homage to those who have taught me, inspired me, and believed in me, this wine is for you. It’s amazing to think we’ve been making this wine for a decade now. This is our signature wine. It is like the rest of the line: elegant, velvety, with a beautiful texture, and a great minerality.

Composed of the best Syrah in the Willow Creek District AVA from our estate, as well as, Lara’s Vineyard, Niner Estate, G2, and Padewreski. It is co-fermented with a hint of Grenache and Viognier aged in 60% French new oak 300L and 40% once used oak.

Blend:

96% Syrah, 2% Grenache, 2% Viognier

Vineyards:

Clos Solène Estate | Lara's Vineyard | Niner Estate | G2 | Paderewski

Winemaking:

60% new French oak, 40% once used oak for 21 months

Cellar:

Optimum cellaring 12 to 15 years. Ready to open after 4 years, decanting for 6 hours minimum if opened earlier at ideal temperature of 58°F.

2022 Sweet Clémentine

Sweet Clementine, our dessert wine, named and made after our daughter, Clémentine. Whether you like sweet wine or not, give this wine the chance to enchant your palate. It shows more wine characteristics than regular dessert wines and finishes just like a dry wine due to the balance of the sweetness. Accompanied with cheese or dessert or by itself, it will be the perfect ending for your dinner. It has aged in neutral oak for 16 months.

Blend:

90% Grenache Noir, 10% Grenache Gris

Vineyards:

Estate fruit

RS:

110g/L

Aging:

16 months in neutral French oak

2024 En Coulisse - Members Only

Inspired by the Northern Appellation of Chablis, Burgundy, En Coulisse means “Behind the Scenes,” just like this secret wine we save just for our members and the only featured white in our Fall Portfolio. Simply stunning. It is vibrant with some tannins from the oak and an acidity that will allow it to age nicely.

Blend:

100% Chardonnay

Alcohol:

13.6%

Vineyards:

35% Spanish Springs, 33% Greengate in Edna Valley, 32% Santa Rita Hills

Winemaking:

30% new French oak cigar barrels, 70% once used cigar barrels for 11 months

Cellar:

Ready to open in the next few years served at 55°F. Ageable for 6 to 10 years

2024 El Toro - Members Only

Part of our L'Initie & L'Expert members profile, inspired by the great wines of Priorat, El Toro is my tribute to Garnacha and the rugged beauty of Spain. Fermented and aged with patience, it is powerful yet refined, offering remarkable balance, texture, and length. The fruit remains vibrant and expressive, while time has brought additional finesse. A beautiful wine today, with its best years still ahead.

Blend:

95% Granacha, 3% Syrah, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon

Alcohol:

14.4%

Vineyards:

70% James Berry/ 30% Estate Haut du Clos

Aging:

Used 400 and 500 l for 13 month and 6 month blend will finish in sandstone

Cellar:

Ready to open in 2+ years, decanting for a minimum of 6 hours served at 55°F. The optimum cellaring 10-12 years+

2023 Cuvée Jean - Members Only

A members only wine, named after our son born in 2012. The middle child between two sisters! Usually you see him re-building, innovating, or riding his dirt bike through the vineyard. It comes from a cooler area, Bien Nacido Vineyards in Santa Maria, to make this wine a little more like France’s cool climate Syrah. Cuvée Jean is a black sheep among our warm climate reds and a team favorite. This wine displays a brightness of fruit, notes of citrus, with broader tannins and pepper spice on the finish.

Blend:

96% Syrah, 4% Viognier

Alcohol:

14.7%

Vineyards:

Bien Nacido

Aging:

22 months in 50% new oak, 50% once used oak

Production:

265 Cases

Cellar:

Ready to open in 2+ years or earlier with decating for a minimun of 6 hours served at an ideal temperature of 58°F. Optimum cellaring up to 15 years+.

2023 L'Insolent - Members Only

For this member exclusive wine, we travel to Bordeaux on the left bank. A wine made for my adventurous side, deciding the move to California and add a Bordeaux inspired blend to my Rhone portfolio. This exquisite blend is reminiscent of the Margaux Appellation. The texture is lovely with grains of high quality tannin making the finish seamless. L'Insolent presents a large percentage of grapes from the estate on our old vines, Vieille Vigne.

Blend:

85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot

Alcohol:

14.3%

Vineyards:

60% Estate Vieille Vigne, Rive Droite, Rive Gauche, 40% Brecon Estate, Gateway, Parrish

Aging:

90% new oak, 10% used oak for 22 months

Cellar:

Ready to open in 3+ years or earlier with decating for a minimun of 6 hours served at an ideal temperature of 58°F. Optimum cellaring 12 to 16 years.