Carved out in the forests of Sobre Vista on the east facing slopes of Sonoma Mountain is the Nelson Vineyard. The vineyard is farmed by my neighbor David Rothschild who is working hard to bring back the spirit of a Sonoma Valley hay day. The wines grown up here are sappy and needle(y) just the way I like it. We only bottle a tiny amount of Chardonnay from this vineyard. We called it Sobre Vista Road because we wanted to call attention to the incredibleChardonnay from this part of Sonoma Mountain.

Harvested at 22.7 Brix, the fruit was whole-cluster pressed into neutral 75 gallon hogs heads and fermented with native yeasts. Each barrel was stirred daily until the wine was dry. After ten months on the lees, we bottled it unfiltered, preserving its purity and texture.

BRIOCHE, SEA SALT, GREEN APPLE