Our Wines

There is a lot of nice Chardonnay sprinkled throughout the Sta. Rita Hills, and it is not difficult to procure really nice fruit each year for this stainless steel cuvee...

"Sharp lemon and lemongrass aromas cut like a laser through the peach and honeysuckle of the nose. The palate is energetic..." — Matt Kettmann 
95 points - Wine Enthusiast

European lines meet California richness from fruit that was born to be barrel fermented in a Burgundian style...

Love Garden Rose is what happens when you take a beast of a red grape, Petit Verdot, and coax it into being super affectionate, and wear pink...

"Quite lavish in terms of richness, yet retains notable freshness..." – Antonio Galloni
95 points - Vinous

"Bryan Babcock's dessert wine turned out to not exactly be once in a lifetime...this exotic, opulent sweet wine is a real head-turner..." – Antonio Galloni
96 points - Vinous

"Bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, spice and earthy notes build into the persistent finish..." – Antonio Galloni 
92 points - Vinous

Just about any spice that you smell in red wine, it’s in there...

Its color and concentration on the palate convey its seriousness. Its juicy, vibrant fruit offers a playfulness that is simply delicious.

"Hints of savory meat and nutmeg, but rich, plummy fruits remain the centerpiece..." – Matt Kettmann 
93 points - Wine Enthusiast

Opportunity Knocks is an expression that takes Carignan to a higher dimension. A selection of my best barrels of Carignan that year...

This year’s bottling sports heady cassis fruit with spices that are in the realm of tobacco leaf, with a touch of cedar...

"The fruit from these two great vineyards are comparable in quality but different in character. It is dark and concentrated with lavender..." – Matt Kettmann 
95 points - Wine Enthusiast

"Very ripe aromas of black cherry and blackberry. Baked berry and cherry flavors ride atop a similar caramel note on the palate..." — Matt Kettmann
91 points - Wine Enthusiast

We recover these magnificent dregs from the bottom of each barrel after racking, and then we give them the noble future that they deserve...

It doesn’t have to be midnight, but I recommend waiting at least until you can see Venus in the evening sky. This is the kind of wine that you contemplate the universe with...