• Zinfandel
• Sauvignon blanc
• Rutherford Perspective
• ¿Por qué no?
• Petite Sirah

The Rutherford Bench, classic "Cabernet Country" also turns out to be a pretty splendid place to grow and make Zinfandel. Our 2006 wine shines with all of the sumptuous, berry-forwarded aromas and spicy, black pepper, white-pepper flavors one would hope for in a Zinfandel. We picked the eight acres of 35 year-old, dry farmed vineyard over the course of one month on six dates and fermented each lot in one-ton bins. A few lots were allowed to ferment spontaneously (a process this vineyard loves). All of the wines were aged for 19 months in 40% new oak -- largely French but with a handful of American barrels. 500 cases made. Certified organically grown.

An enticing, unusual Sauvignon from a highly unusual site: grown on a gentle hillside at 600 ft with a northeastern view. The aromatics are delicate: Manzanita-blossom-lovely while the flavors are melt-in-your-mouth supple with a citrus zest thanks to fermentation and aging in "previously inspired" puncheons.

The 2005 wine is particularly dense with complexity and life. "Exuberant fruit leaps from the glass" SANTE MAGAZINE. You may call it "a classic Rutherford Cab" or a "classic Cabernet that just happens to be from Rutherford" but you will taste a textural, most pleasing wine in the glass. As with its predecessors, the 2005 Perspective was organically grown on the estate, 100% varietal, and was aged in 90% new French oak for 22 months before bottling. 200 cases made.

The 7th of this most winsome blend is more than just "best of the rest of the cellar" estate wine. It's everyone's favorite party, pizza, picnic, BBQ and bistro wine thanks to the spirited joy it brings to the palate. The somewhat unvonventional blend lends it an exotic charm. We use our best of the rest of our Estate cellar wines along with 110 year old Calistoga Zinfandel, Rutherfrod Petite Syrah and Cabernet and gorgeous Oakville Cabernet to give you even more of an excuse to try it. ¿POR QUÉ NO?!! WHY NOT try it?

This may be the most rambunctious and terroir-driven wine that I've ever brought to my portfolio.  Petite Sirah is one of the essential spice box "seasonings" for any maker of Zinfandel (a chef without Cinnamon? Unlikely!).  Dry-farmed from "Calistoga Joe’s” rich, black Napa Valley soil. Abundant boysenberry, cedar, and chocolate notes infuse this wine from start to finish.  The wine loved American Oak so much that we extended its aging to 24 months in our cellar.  It's truly a rascal ---to be sure---but is already beloved by ranch visitors.  Enjoy!  120 cases made