This vineyard sits high on a rock strewn, windswept hill directly overlooking the Petaluma Gap, the coastal mountain feature that feeds the cool Pacific air into the Russian River basin. Usually the last vineyard we pick each year, and often the most tannic of our wines, the 2017 offering has a softer, less tannic and more resolved composition. Intense aromas of black cherry, citrus peel, dark cocoa along with hints of mushroom-forest floor intermingle and intertwine. Gap’s Crown Vineyard is a very longlived wine that rewards patient cellaring for many years to come.

This one-time moonshiner site, deep in the Sonoma Coast hills was planted by Charlie Chenoweth to a large array of high-quality Pinot Noir selections, which add complexity and depth. The nose is filled with bright cherry, blueberry and dried orange peel notes along with a hint of pine and cedar. Textured and elegant, the layers of flavor keep revealing themselves as the wines sits in the glass. This may be one of the best Patz & Hall Pinot Noirs of the 2017 vintage.

The 2017 Pinot Noir has a high-mountainside wine structure of firm, dense tannins with complex aromas of dried rose petals, cranberry and pomegranate with a hint of dried sage. It is showing a juicy acid balance along with smooth sweet tannins which mingle seamlessly with spicy red fruits and five-spice powder. 18% of the wine was fermented as 100% whole cluster in a separate lot, adding a savory, fine herb trace. Like many of the greatest vintages from Alder Springs, this promises a long, fascinating evolution in the cellar.

Our debut wine from Hawk Hill Vineyard displays inviting depth and nuance, with delicious layers of cranberry, plum and raspberry jam, complemented by subtler hints of graphite and cedar shavings. One of our most acid-driven wines, it is infused with an energetic nerve and tension that frames the bright red fruit, and leads to a long, cleansing finish.

Scents of truffle, toffee, salty sea air, cranberry and spice rise from the glass. On the palate, flavors reminiscent of black tea, lavender, moist forest floor and herbs de Provence pair beautifully with a taut structure and soft flowing tannins. A thoughtful, complex and composed Pinot Noir.