Vineyards

B.A. Thieriot

Cameron and Bridgit Thieriot, Max’s parents, purchased the property in 1988. In 1989 the first part of the vineyard was planted by the late Warren Dutton of Dutton Ranch. Grapes from these blocks have been sold to Landmark, Williams Selyem, Neyers, Littorai and Rivers-Marie. Year after year this vineyard consistently produces high scoring single vineyard wines and is known to be one of the premiere vineyards in the Sonoma Coast.

• 2 acres Chardonnay (Robert Young) planted in 1989
• 3 acres Chardonnay (Wente Chardonnay) planted in 1996
• 3 acres Pinot noir (Pommard, 114, 667 & 777) planted in 1994
• 0.5 acres Pinot noir (unknown clone) planted in 1996
• Sustainably farmed by Valdez & Sons Vineyard Management

Hillcrest

Myles’ parents, Carleton Briggs and Lisa Lawrence, purchased this site in 1988. Located just outside of Occidental, this site neighbors Charles Heintz Vineyard to the west and is home to the original Chardonnay planting in the West Sonoma Coast. It has since been replanted to Pinot Noir. Grapes have been sold to Littorai, Flowers, Gary Farrell and Rivers-Marie. Bottled as ‘Day One’.

• 3 acres Pinot noir (Calera, 828, Swan & 115) planted in 2005
• 4 x 7 spacing
• Goldridge sandy loam
• Sustainably farmed by Valdez & Sons Vineyard Management

Bodega Thieriot

Max and Lexi Thieriot planted this vineyard in 2016. This site is located five miles from the Pacific Ocean and experiences the coolest weather of all our vineyards. Platt Vineyard, de Coelo, and Steve Kistler’s Occidental plantings neighbor the site.

• 9 acres Pinot noir (Calera) planted in 2016
• Goldrige Sandy Loam
• Sustainably farmed by Valdez & Sons Vineyard Management

Charles Heintz

The Heintz family has owned the ranch for over 100 years but it wasn’t until 1982 that Charlie planted Clone 4 Chardonnay and then Pinot Noir years later. Known for the vineyard designate wines produced by Williams Selyem, Littorai, DuMol and many others. This is another world-class site in the Sonoma Coast.

• 25 acres Chardonnay (Clone 4) planted in 1982
• Pinot noir and Syrah
• 7 x 12 spacing, split canopy
• Goldridge sandy loam
• Sustainably farmed by Charles Heintz

“…one of the great grand cru Chardonnay sites in California.” –Robert Parker

Dutton Palms

The Dutton Palms Vineyard, named for the beautiful palm trees planted along the edges of the estate, is nestled among the hills of a small valley between the towns of Occidental and Graton. This valley creates its own micro climates with cool air settling in it during the growing season and keeping the fruit cool and acid levels high. The Dutton family is one of the oldest grape farming families in Northern California and take great pride in the land they farm. Bottled as ‘Tenth Stop’.

• Chardonnay (Wente Clone) planted in 1991
• 6’ x 9’ spacing
• Goldridge fine sandy loam
• Sustainably farmed by Steve & Joe Dutton

El Diablo

Kanzler

When it was planted in 1996, Kanzler was one of the first vineyards in the rolling hills southwest of the small picturesque town of Sebastopol in western Sonoma County. Only eight miles from the Pacific Ocean, the area was long thought to be too cool and foggy for grape growing.

• 14.5 acres of Pinot noir (Dijon 667, 115, Pommard 4) planted in 1996
• 4 x 8 spacing
• Goldridge sandy loam on Wilson Grove formation
• Sustainably farmed by Eric Neil & the Kanzler Family

Perry Ranch

Located in the heart of Green Valley, a sub-AVA of the Russian River Valley, Perry Ranch was first farmed as an apple orchard. The majority of the ranch was later planted to vine, with a mix of clones offering unique diversity for the single vineyard designate wines to come. Today, the ranch is operated and managed by Steve and Joe Dutton; two acclaimed agriculturalists whose family has been farming in Sonoma for over a hundred years. Bottled as ‘MCM88’.

The Green Valley AVA receives dense morning fogs, originating from the Petaluma Gap, which makes for cooler mornings than other region of the Russian River Valley. The Goldridge soils provide excellent drainage, which collected millions of years ago as an ancient sea slowly receded into the Pacific Ocean. Needless to say, this hidden valley is very well suited and known for high quality grape growing and we are thrilled to be sourcing from this distinctive location.

• 13 acres of Pinot noir (Pommard 4, 114, 777 and 23) planted in 1996
• Goldridge sandy loam
• Sustainably farmed by Steve & Joe Dutton

UV - Silver Eagle

Silver Eagle is located on Stoetz Lane, just behind Charles Heintz and our estate, Hillcrest. Ulises Valdez planted the site in 2006 primarily to Pinot noir but included a small amount of Chardonnay and Syrah.

• 34.8 acres of Pinot noir planted in 2006
• 6.7 acres of Chardonnay planted in 2006
• 1 acre of Syrah planted in 2006
• Montrachet on 101-14
• 3×6 spacing
• Goldridge loam
• Sustainable farmed by Valdez & Sons Vineyard Management

Terra de Promissio

Charles and Diana Karren are incredibly passionate about growing grapes. Known as “The Land of Promise”, Terra de Promissio has an ideal terroir for pinot noir. The soil, southwest sun exposure, hill elevation, vine density and the wind and fog of the Petaluma Gap allow the grapes to have a slow maturation & extended hang time, which allows optimum ripeness ideal conditions for the pinot noir grape. This site is shared with Williams Selyem, Kistler, Kosta Browne, Hanzell, and others.

• 32 acres of Pinot noir (115 & 777) planted in 2002
• 18 acres of Pinot noir (943, 97 & a Field Blend) planted in 2012
• 5 x 7 spacing
• Sandy loam and Adobe clay
• Sustainably farmed by Charles & Diana Karren