This Chardonnay from the famed Bien Nacido Vineyard is a blend of Pommard clones 4 and 95. Clone 4 offers aromas of lemon curd and key lime pie. Clone 95 delivers honey, fruit blossoms and red apple. This rich and multilayered wine displays wonderful acidity with a hint of wet stone on the finish.

The clusters we select contain an optimal mix of berry sizes: the larger, riper berries provide the wine’s rich stone fruit flavors while the smaller ones contribute to the wine’s firm acidity and underlying minerality.

The core is infused with red fruit, cranberries and spice. The finish is long, smoky and elegant.

Cold winds and sandy soils over adobe hard pan limit root growth in these blocks and lend this wine a great intensity, heightened aromatics and firm structure. Barrel fermentation adds distinctive smoky notes and hints of toasted brown spice while providing the wine with the backbone and depth to age gracefully.

The wine shows aromas of blackberries, rose petals, dried herbs and earth. Flavors are driven by a dark fruit core, complemented by sandalwood, black pepper and crushed stone.

After aging in Francois Freres barrels, the resulting wine expresses brambly red fruit and graphite with a hint of wilted rose petal, followed by bright acid and smooth tannins.

The nose is brimming with dark plums and strawberries alongside chalky mineral notes. A combination of partial barrel and 30% whole cluster fermentation yields a sublime and harmonious wine that boasts alluring aromatics, a textured palate and well-integrated tannins

Our La Encantada Pinot Noir is lush with aromas of ripe black berries and violets. It is a hedonistic and muscular wine suited for aging in new Francois Freres barrels.

The palate is rich, but focused with notes of black currants, pomegranate and brown spices along with an underlying salinity reminiscent of the wine’s coastal roots—Rita’s Crown is less than 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean.