NOUVEAU MONDE MonoClone® Pinot Noir Corton meets Chambolle A Rare 6-Year Vertical of the Unique Pommard MonoClone 2010 – 2011 – 2012 – 2013 – 2014 – 2015 Plus a Single Barrel MonoClone Set Harvest 2021…Explained As you may remember, we decided not to pick in 2020 because of Covid-19 and the record-breaking fires in…
Celebrating Our Independence from the Pandemic Special Release of Library Wines Inspired by Legendary Winemakers VERTICAL of ST ANDELAIN (the unicorn): 2012 – 2013 – 2014 ONE BIG BARREL: SOLITAIRE MonoClone Pinot Noir: 2013 – 2014 – 2015 GRANDS CHARMES 2015 MonoClone Pinot Noir ONE BARREL PRODUCED On this much-anticipated 4th of July, we feel…
A BRIEF HISTORY OF PINOT NOIR CLONES AND HOW THEY SURVIVED Crafting Singular Pinot Noirs The ultimate MonoClone® release of the outstanding 2014 vintage This exclusive set of our MonoClone Pinot Noirs allows you to experience the distinct clonal differences and precise vinification of the 2014 vintage. The wines in this set include: In addition to the Prix-Fixe set, you…
Embracing Our Modern Renaissance A Library Vertical of Renaissance Pinot Noircrafted from selected rows of the original family vineyard 2014 – 2015 – 2016 Renaissance MonoClone® Our most Burgundian of Vintages:Precise Fruit Concentration and Spice Seductive Earthy and Mineral Aromatics One Year. It is hard to imagine that twelve months have passed since the start of…
Celebrating the New Year! A Library Vertical of the Pigs and Pinot Smackdown Winner 2014 – 2015 – 2016 Forêt MonoClone® The Chambertin of the West The Winter Solstice (from the Latin solstitium, meaning Sun stands still) has been celebrated for thousands of years – Stonehenge is over 5000 years old. In late December (usually…
Celebrating the Holiday Season …and looking very much forward to 2021 A Leap-Vertical of the Pinot Noir that Started Our Soliste Journey 2012 – 2014 – 2016 Sonatera Where it all Began… When we started Soliste in 2005, we were granted the chance to work with a stunning vineyard owned by Beth’s sister Debbie and…
Historic Release of Our Very Best Pinot Noirs “True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.”– Antoine de Saint-Exupery For the first time since the birth of Soliste, Don and I start our days with the realization that barrels will not bear the harvest of 2020 and…
Harvest 2020 Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. September is the month where we look forward to the new harvest. Harvest is always challenging in normal times and at Soliste we fully embrace those challenges that we see as an opportunity to better each wine with each vintage. We treat…
Liberty, Equality & The Pursuit of Happiness “The future depends on what we have the courage to do in the present.”– Mahatma Gandhi The 4th of July and our fourth release since the pandemic. Time to reflect on what Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness truly means. Just as we began to emerge from…
Springtime – Renaissance Sunshine in a Bottle & Hope At Soliste, “in normal times” we so look forward to the month of May and Springtime. Sunshine is a great antidote and it improves our psychological well-being and we dearly need it during this emotional rollercoaster. Do we stay in longer? Do we partially resume? Even…
Keeping Our Distance, To Bring Us Back Together Again Hunkering down to keep each other healthy for a better tomorrow. One of the great qualities of the human spirit is its resiliency and ability to adapt, especially in times of crisis. Not in our wildest dreams, would we have imagined such a generous and warm…
In these unprecedented and extremely challenging times, our Soliste Family is thinking of you, your family, your friends, neighbors, and loved ones. Soliste was created by two friends, the evil twins: Claude and Don, for the joy to share memorable moments around the dining room table which creates convivial gatherings. We crafted our wines for…