Triptych of 2018 Single Barrel MonoClone® Pinot Noirs Single Vineyard, Single Clone, ONE Barrel…Soliste L’Eternel – Rarissime – Extravagant An Exclusive Release from the Phenomenal 2018 vintage The Phenomenal 2018 Vintage – The Reward from a Near-Perfect Growing Season – Long Awaited! It is amazing how a great vintage can temporarily erase from the mind…
Triptych of 2018 MonoClone® Pinot Noirs L’Espérance – Renaissance – Forêt The Ultimate MonoClone Release of the Phenomenal 2018 vintage The Phenomenal 2018 Vintage – The Reward from a Near-Perfect Growing Season – Long Awaited! It is amazing how a great vintage can temporarily erase from the mind the havoc that climate change has thrown…
Holiday Library Release Celebrating the Holiday season and the end of 2022 Wishing you and your family a Bonne Année 2023 The ultimate ONE BARREL selection of the stand-alone 2014 vintage Last of the Cellar 2014 Ulysses MonoClone® Pinot Noir2014 L’Eternel MonoClone® Pinot Noir2014 Contrebande MonoClone® Pinot Noir Soliste Holiday Vigneron Selection Don and I have…
The ONE Barrel Release Evil Twins Pinot Noir Clos St Jacques…West Welcome to our dark side, Halloween 2022 Release Single vineyard, from Two MonoClones, ONE barrel, never to be produced again Our fascination with the great red Burgundies comes from the singular aromatics and complexities that are born in unique vineyards but a few kilometers…
A New MonoClone® Pinot Noir – Our first since 2010 Terre Promise Inspired by L’Espérance and Les Amoureuses, these 3 vintages of Terre Promise are the pure reflection and structure of their Burgundian heritage, extraordinary complexity with singular vintage virtues that will deeply satisfy the true Pinot Noir and Burgundian aficionados 2010 is when we last…
Celebrating 4th of July & Fete de La Bastille with Soliste Some like it hot, let’s keep it chilled!! Summer brings a bounty of vibrant vegetables and heirloom tomatoes, fragrant herbs, grilled meat & line caught fish, Don’s Paella… The days are long, warm, and lazy – perfect for sharing great times with old and…
Spring is in the air! Time for Soleil Rouge! Our first wine (and harvest) in two years We know that spring has finally arrived when we bottle Soleil Rouge, and most importantly it is with great joy that we release our first (and only) wine harvested since the onset of the pandemic. Spring is all…
L’ESPÉRANCE… L’Enfant Prodigue of Soliste Vertical of 2015, 2016 & 2017 L’ESPÉRANCE MonoClone® Pinot Noir, Sonoma CoastElegance of the Grand Crus of Chambolle A rare vertical release of the compelling elegance and hedonism of this MonoClone Pinot Noir. This vertical exemplifies how each vintage shapes and reflects the beautiful subtle variations of three Pinots from…
Soliste Fundraising Release In Support of Ukraine and the Future of Democracy The world watched in shock as the Russian military invaded Ukraine onFebruary 24 and began targeting homes, hospitals, bridges, and schools. We can no longer stand on the sidelines and pretend that this war, the product of an isolated evil, insecure, dictator, will…
Best of our Best Release The ultimate ONE BARREL selection of the stand-alone 2014 vintage Releasing our wines into the world is always a dilemma. It is a bit like sending your kids to college – A mix of emotions: exciting, nerve-racking, separation anxiety, pride, but ultimately, they need to fly out the nest on…
HOLIDAY LIBRARY RELEASE Celebrating the Holiday season and the end of 2021by returning to our roots where it all started at Soliste 6-Year Vertical of Sonatera MonoClone® Pinot Noir 2010 – 2011 – 2012 – 2013 – 2014 – 2015 2011 – 2014 – 2015: Our most Burgundian of Vintages Precise Fruit Concentration and Spice Seductive Earthy Aromatics…
Beauty and the Beast Vertical Release Out of the Shadows Syrah: 2013, 2014, 2015Northern Rhone comes to Sonoma Forêt MonoClone® Pinot Noir: 2014, 2015, 2016Winner of the Pigs and Pinot Smackdown As a chef, Autumn is the magical season that brings us mushrooms, squash, root vegetables, wild game, squab, duck, oxtail, lamb shanks, rabbit, sweetbreads, cheeks, and…