2021 Fleur de Solène

Made for my wife and my muse, Solène. One of her wishes for our portfolio, is to feature a wine that tastes great from the moment it is bottled and could age potentially for a decade. It greets you smoothly, with silky, chalky tannins and an elegant mineral finish, promising to age nicely. 

Serve at 58°F- 60°F | Drink now - 2036 | Decant 5 hours

Blend

49% Syrah, 26% Grenache, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon

Vineyards

Brecon Estates |Lara’s Vineyard | Niner Estate

Aging

30% new French oak for 16 months, Cabernet Sauvignon fermented in concrete tanks

2021 Harmonie

An ode to my French heritage and old-world roots, our harmonious Châteauneuf du Pape inspired blend envelops the aromas of Grenache and very elegant tannins on the mid-palate that will help this wine age for a decade or more. 100% sourced from Willow Creek AVA.

Serve at 58°F- 60°F | Drink now - 2037 | Decant 3 - 4 hours

Blend

72% Grenache, 16% Mourvèdre, 12% Syrah

Vineyards

Estate fruit | Lara's Vineyard |JDusi | G2

Aging

15% new French oak 300L barrels for 16 months

2022 Sweet Clémentine

For our oldest daughter, Clémentine. She was the sweetest thing I had ever seen, so in her honor I made a dessert wine, our Sweet Clémentine. Whether you like sweet wine or not, give this wine the chance to enchant your palate. We stop the fermentation halfway through by adding some local boutique brandy. In this way we keep some natural sweetness and fortify the juice to get a Banyuls’ style dessert wine. It shows more red wine characteristics than regular dessert wines and finishes just like a dry wine due to the balance of the sweetness. Accompanied with cheese or dessert or by itself, it will be the perfect ending for your dinner. It has aged in neutral oak for 15 months.

Serve at 58°F- 60°F | Drink now - 2073 

Blend

90% Grenache Noir, 10% Grenache Gris

Vineyards

Estate fruit

RS

110g/L

Aging

16 months in neutral French oak

2022 L'Imprévu - Members Only

Returning Spring 2025 through membership only.

Due to the demand, I will say with my passion of sourcing fruit on very special blocks and creating something unique for our portfolio we are so happy to have it back and offering it as part of our Spring Release. We took a team trip to visit one of the king terroirs and weather for Pinot close to our area, Santa Rita Hills: Radian Vineyard, owned by the Hilt Winery who also owns Jonata and the Screaming Eagle in Oakville Napa Valley. After our visit and meeting with my friend Matt Dees, the winemaker, an exceptionally talented and genuine human being, I fell in love with the vineyard and it reignited the flame to bring back L’Imprevu. The color is deeper, more chalky tannin with extreme freshness on the finish, layered on the front to back. *We only made 130 cases, only 110 cases were bottled, available for the Spring Release. We saved 20 cases to intentionally barrel age another 5 months to discover what it could become. A waitlist will be made available for those collectors. SOLD OUT

Serve at 62°F | Drink now - 2032 | Decant 2 - 3 hours 

Blend

100% Pinot Noir

Vineyards

Santa Rita Hills: Radian Vineyard

Aging

15 months in 20% new oak and the rest in neutral

2022 L'Insolent - Members Only

Your palate travels to Bordeaux on the left bank with this exquisite blend reminiscent of Margaux Appellation; the texture is lovely with grains of high-quality tannins making the finish seamless. This wine presents a large percentage of grapes from the estate with the famous clone, To Kalon. 

Serve at 58°F- 60°F | Drink 2025 - 2043 | Decant 6 - 8 hours

Blend

76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc

Vineyards

Clos Solène Estate | Parrish | Brecon | Gateway Vineyards | L'Aventure | Brecon Estates 

Aging

85% new oak & 15% once used oak for 22 months

2022 El Toro - Members Only

This wine was inspired by the Spanish Priorat of Catalonia composed of the Garnacha, the Grenache Spanish varietal. Guillaume created this elegant wine with all Willow Creek District fruit that showcases full-bodied mid-palate and an endless finish. Named "the bull" for a reason; It's powerful, graceful, and a little bit intimidating. A special blend waiting to become even more awe-inspiring with time.  L'Expert Only. 

Serve at 58°F- 60°F | Drink 2025 - 2043 | Decant 3 - 6 hours

Blend

89% Garnacha, 7% Syrah, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon 

Vineyards

Clos Solène Estate | Saxum's James Berry Vineyards

Aging

6 months in 300l& 400l neutral French oak, 5 months in sandstone amphora tank

2022 Cuvée Jean - Members Only

Named after Guillaume & Solene's son born in 2012. It comes from a cooler area in Santa Maria Valley to make this wine a little more like France's cool climate Syrah and inspired by Cote Rôtie. Similar to the Hommage à nos Pairs it was also co-fermented with Viognier, fermented with stem, the texture of this wine is outstanding that will age for more than a decade. This wine displays a brightness with broader tannins and much more pepper spices.

Serve at 58°F- 60°F | Drink 2025 - 2045 | Decant 6 - 8 hours

Blend

97% Syrah, 3% Viognier

Vineyards

Bien Nacido Vineyards from the famed blocks Z and X

Aging

40% new French oak, 40% once used oak for 22 months

2023 En Coulisse - Members Only

Inspired by the Northern Appellation of Burgundy Chablis. It is vibrant with some tannin from the oak, with an acidity that will allow it to age nicely. The fruit is harvested from sites on the central coast where it is cooler and ripens later. 

Serve at 50°F- 55°F | Drink 2024 - 2033 

Blend

100% Chardonnay

Vineyards

Spanish Springs & Greengate Estates in Edna Valley

Aging

30% new oak, 70% once used for 11 months

2021 Cuvée Juliette - Members Only

It is looking beautiful. With its subtle and gourmet aromas, the Cuvée Juliette Brut Sparkling Rosé, named after our third child, will be a perfect companion to your happiest moments with its sparkling radiant pink color, its amazing finesse and its great intensity.  Its special method of vinification – Crafted Méthode Champenoise, is the traditional method used to produce sparkling wine in the Champagne region of France. 

Serve at 50°F- 54°F | Drink 2024 - 2040

Blend

80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay

Vineyards

Bien Nacido Vineyards

RS

6.5g/L