Our 7th vintage of Syrah from the esteemed Saralee's Vineyard of the Russian River Valley.
The cool climate, hillside planting of creates a classic Northern Rhone style syrah. The color is a pretty, bright garnet, with classic Northern Rhone notes of dried herbs, thyme, white pepper, black olive. Pair with grilled lamb, duck and other game poultry, grilled eggplant.
From a 75 year old vineyard, head trained, dry farmed, certified organic. Elegant and aromatic, juicy and easy drinking, with soft structure from 50% whole cluster, perhaps more akin to Cru Beaujolais than Carignan.
A great winter red for pairing with ribs, stews, or simply by the fire with Netflix or a book. 12.2% alc
Our third vintage of our wildly popular Pinot Meunier! In our opinion the best yet, with the silkiness of the 2015, and the structure of the 2016. This variety is rarely found as a still wine, and often abused when it is. It’s a delicate wine that doesn't respond well to heavy oak, thus perfectly suited for our light hand. The goat logo pays tribute to finding this vineyard when getting our two goats. Only 100 cases made.
Available to the general public only briefly, then due to limited supply, Flock wine club only.
Our second Pastoral Melange (meaning medley), our name reserved for occasional, unorthodox blends. The 2019 is delicious, gulpable blend of 50% Carbonic Carignan (aka the 2019 "Wiley") from Mendocino, and 50% Cinsault, from the Windmill Vineyard in Yolo County.
If you have tried and loved Wiley, or any of our Carignans, you will love this. Only 11.4% alc, fresh, vibrant, fun on its own, slightly chilled, or with a variety of simple everyday dishes. Sometimes life just needs to be uncomplicated and fun.
Pastoral Rouge is our flagship red Rhône blend, uniquely crafted each year. The grapes of this blend come from a cool microclimate within the Russian River Valley, producing a wine of balance and finesse. The wine is bright and juicy, with notes of red fruits, earth and spice. 50% Grenache, 33% Syrah, 17% Mourvedre
(For now) our last vintage of 100% Mourvedre bottled as a single variety. From 125 year old vines in the arid sand of Antioch, head trained and dry farmed. Only 3 barrels, 75 cases made. On the lighter side for Mourvedre, savory and bursting with red fruits.
This syrah is a one off, single barrel lot. Owned by our friend down the street, we picked a 1/2 ton just because....
It's quite pretty and light, with notes of blueberry, white pepper, a great every day drinking wine, for those who like the more delicate side of syrah. Only 25 cases made.
The latest of one our most popular reds returns, perhaps our most elegant yet. From the esteemed Saralee's Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, Grenache is an unusual find here in the cool climate region, planted on a hillside adjacent to Pinot Noir.
This is also the final release of Saralee's Grenache, ending an 8 year legacy. Our initial release of our 2019 Estate Grenache will be some time in the future!
We have been waiting patiently to release this special lot, and now finally in Fall of 2019 it's ready!
This very small lot (only 25 cases) of Syrah from the famed Saralee's Vineyard and Mourvedre from Windsor Oaks Vineyard showcases an elegant, delicate expression of these varieties. Brick red in color, with notes of black cherry and blackcurrant. Pairs well with charcuterie and sharp cheeses. 12.2% alc
