The 2023 Chardonnay Nine Barrel pours a bright yellow color and comes from the top
vineyard plots of the vintage, with each barrel fermented separately. Fresh peach, preserved
citrus, lime, almond, and toast emerge on the nose. Full-bodied, it packs in intensity and
length while retaining bright acidity. Drink 2026-2036.

The 2024 vintage was average to warm with no major hiccups, though the lighter crop load
compressed ripening and made timing of the harvest challenging. The 2024 Chardonnay
Stone Côte Vineyard is flinty and ripe with gunflint reduction, pineapple, golden apple,
baking spice, and lemon oils. Full-bodied, it combines focused acidity with excellent length
and wet stone minerality. Slightly hazy in appearance but entirely clean and pure, it’s ready
to drink now or over the next 8-10 years.

The 2024 Chardonnay Four Hearts Vineyards displays a slightly deeper youthful yellow color
and sees somewhat shorter élevage in barrel, with fruit primarily from the Laguna Ridge
and Green Valley vineyards, which were planted 45-50 years ago. The nose of the wine is ripe
and delicately smoky, with poached apples, pineapple, tangerine, and sherbet tones. Fullbodied and rounded, it has an approachable fruit-forward personality and very good length.
Drink now or over the coming 8-10 years.

One of their estate vineyards planted in the early 1900s, the 2024 Zinfandel Highwire
Vineyard includes Alicante and Petite Sirah interplanted in the field. Slightly deeper in color
than the Joene’s bottling, it combines fruit and savory tones with preserved grenadine,
kirsch, earth, flowers, and richer tannins. Drink 2026-2036.

Pouring a magenta/ruby color, the 2024 Zinfandel Hartford Vineyard offers greater depth
and sapidity with kirsch, crushed purple flowers, pine resin, and sweet sage. Full-bodied, it
expands across the palate with ripe tannins, approachable fruit purity, and lingering
richness. It’s appealing now but capable of another decade or more in cellar.

There’s coiled energy to this creamy rosé Champagne, with vivid, pink grapefruit–infused acidity enmeshed in the refined mousse and plush, creamy mouthfeel. Roasted hazelnut and smoke add depth to the range of white peach, cherry, pickled ginger and white blossom notes. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Drink now.

A bright Champagne, with a crystalline feel to the acidity that brings elegant definition to flavors of poached pear, lemon pith, pickled ginger and blanched almond. The satinlike mousse carries the profile through the well-cut, mineral-driven finish. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Drink now through 2031.

Medium ruby-hued, the 2024 Pinot Noir John Sebastiano Vineyard has a beautiful nose of
sweet red berries, framboise, flowers, and spice. Vinified with 10% whole clusters and aged
10 months in 30% new French oak, it's medium-bodied on the palate, with fine, polished
tannins, nicely integrated acidity, and a finish that keeps you coming back to the glass. I love
everything about this beauty and would happily drink bottles any time over the coming
decade. Drink 2026-2036.

Sweet berry fruits, loads of spice, and hints of sage and wild herbs all emerge from the 2025
Pinot Noir, which is made by Greg Brewer and always a smoking value as well as a brilliant
wine. All destemmed and aged four months in neutral oak and stainless steel, it's medium to
full-bodied on the palate, with a pure, layered mouthfeel, soft tannins, and a great finish. It's
pure Pinot Noir goodness, and I'd drink bottles over the coming 8-10 years. Drink 2026-
2036.

Looking at the base appellation release, the 2024 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills is medium rubyhued and has a complex nose of mulled strawberries, leafy herbs, wildflowers, and hints of
framboise. I love its overall fruit profile, and it's medium-bodied, with a round, layered
mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and terrific acidity. Vinified with 50-100% whole clusters (they love
stems here but are not dogmatic) and aged nine months in 100% neutral oak, it's beautiful
today and will be beautiful in 10-15 years. Drink 2026-2041.

An uber-classic Sta. Rita Hills Syrah, the 2024 Syrah Perilune was fermented with 50-100%
whole clusters and aged 15 months in 100% neutral oak. Cracked pepper, sage, cedar, and
assorted red and black fruits all define the nose, and it's medium-bodied on the palate,
focused and concentrated, with a firm mouthfeel, integrated tannins and acidity, and a

Always a brilliant wine as well as an incredible value, the 2024 Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills is a
focused, chiseled Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay raised nine months in 100% neutral oak.
Crushed citrus, orange blossom, salty mineral, and white flowers all define the nose, and it's
medium-bodied on the palate, with bright yet integrated acidity, beautiful overall balance,
and a great finish. This will keep for 15-20 years if you're so inclined. Drink 2026-2046.

A polished and potent Zin, with its rich blackberry flavors showing deeper tones of bittersweet chocolate, sandalwood and white pepper that build tension and tannins on the finish. Drink now through 2037. 140 cases made.

Boldly structured yet retaining a sense of refinement, this Zin is brimming with deep blackberry and cherry flavors framed by licorice, dark chocolate and cracked pepper. Finishes with full-bodied yet polished tannins. Drink now through 2036. 1,754 cases made.

The 2023 Chardonnay Katherine’s Vineyard Signature is deep, rich and resonant.
Fermented in stainless steel, then aged in 20% new French oak for 16 months, it’s a wine
with everything delivered in precise, even-tempered balance. Mineral inflections run
through from start to finish, with rich golden apple, lemon oil, chamomile and slate
accents that lend real layering. This is crystal clear, punchy and so pretty.

The 2024 Syrah Perilune opens with expressive aromas of game, fresh blueberry, cured
olive and violet, all delivered with peppery complexity and suaveness. Most notable for the
finesse of the tannin, the 2024 is just so polished for a wine with 100% whole clusters. It’s
flat-out delicious.

The 2024 Chardonnay Machado offers a striking presence and a very leesy profile. Fresh
mint, raw almond, white flowers and crushed chalk saturate the palate, gaining even more
depth with time in the glass. It’s a rich, creamy wine and ample freshness. Classic
California Chardonnay.

The 2024 Pinot Noir 459 is another supremely polished wine in this range. Lifted aromas of
red licorice, fresh strawberry, lavender and bright red cherry sizzle in the glass, motivated
by bright, saline-inflected acids and hemmed in by ultra-fine tannins. All class. -

The 2024 Pinot Noir 3D is so aromatic, velvety and seamless. Raspberry pastille, orange
peel, lavender and white pepper tones blossom effortlessly. This is all about coolness and
elegance. The 2024 boasts very finely integrated acidity and tannins, a notable
achievement in a vintage where that’s not always the case.

A rich and compelling red, with deep flavors of raspberry and blueberry that gather accents of fresh violet, cinnamon and clove as this builds toward polished tannins. Drink now through 2035.

Graceful and polished, with elegantly structured flavors of raspberry and cherry laced with cinnamon, rose petal and toasty spices as this glides on the savory finish. Drink now through 2034.

This clonal study hits all the Chardonnay marks, starting with aromas of nectarine, pastry flake, and delicate oak smoke on the nose. The palate is fuller bodied with baked apple and more toasty flavors, but brilliant citrus acidity keeps it fresh throughout.

Aromas of red cherries, red clover, hyacinth, duff, and pine needles give this grand Pinot Noir the sense of hiking a meadow that is forest adjacent. Then you taste marionberries so ripe, visions of pie will dance through your head. The fruit flavor is counterpointed by tart orange peel and earthy white-tea notes. The wine’s smooth texture gets a little snap from its crisp acidity, while sturdy tannins do the heavy lifting. If you drink Pinot Noir with any course of your Thanksgiving meal, give the Gran Moraine a try this year.

Concentrated, this wine offers aromas of ripe black plum, black currant confiture, Tahitian vanilla, oregano oil, and notes of violet on the nose. Flavors on the palate convey black strawberry, dark cherry, molasses, clove, and grippy dry tannins on the finish. Pair with grilled pork loin, smashed potato, and cranberry-sage relish.

Shows detail and dimension, with a polished texture and elegantly simmering intensity. Features cherry and blueberry flavors accented by dusky spices, crushed stone and [i]garrigue[n] as this builds tension and tannins on the finish. Drink now through 2035.