Ancient Oak Cellars

Our wines come from estate vineyards that we farm ourselves, or are farmed under our control. All of our wines are made in small lots, hand-sorted, punched down by hand, and barreled in oak barriques from select coopers. We taste through every barrel monthly. As a result, the production is limited and allocated.

We craft Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Zinfandel from the Russian Valley, and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cab Franc from our vineyard on Sonoma Mountain.

We only source grapes from vineyards that we feel have the potential to be worthy of single-vineyard designation. Sometimes the wine is such good quality that it is hard to make the cut at time of barrel selection for final blending of wines. Just about all the barrels are highly deserving. Other times, we may decide that an entire vintage from a given vineyard is not quite good enough to be presented as a single-vineyard offering. In such times we may declassify the entire lot and put it in with the Appellation Series. After a number of years’ experience with a given vineyard, when it has proven itself with consistently superior wines, we may create a Reserve Series wine from those barrels that are most distinctive.