Winter 2012 Happy New Year! My current offerings are listed below. 2009 was a special year for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in California, and I am particularly proud of my current offerings from that vintage. Cheers! 2009 Hirsch Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir: Hirsch vineyard is always the most complicated of my Pinot Noirs. I mean that in a good way. Spring weather out on the extreme Sonoma Coast is always unpredictable and “set,” the time when the grape vine blossoms are fertilized and become berries, is always difficult compared to regions further inland, where the climate is milder. 105 cases. $50/bottle.  Click here to order...  2009 Manchester Ridge Mendocino Pinot Noir: After a one year hiatus, the Manchester Ridge is back. Probably the best one ever. The aromatics from Manchester Ridge often have a sort of beetroot note similar to what you would find in the Anderson Valley, but also a floral component that speaks of a more northerly climate. 165 cases. $40/bottle. Click here to order... 2009 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay: In terms of the flavors in the wine, 2009 and 2008 could scarcely be more different, occupying the two extremes of the scale—2008 gave wines of immediate pleasure, forward, fruity, ripe, yummy. 2009 gave wines of very high concentration, but streamlined too. Intense without being “big.” The 2009 Chardonnay is less juicy and fruity than the 2008. The best way I can think to describe it is that it has a happy combination of floral, citrus blossomy notes with something more minerally and savory underneath. 225 cases. $33/bottle.  Click here to order...   2009 "The Shop" Carneros Pinot Noir: The thing about this wine is-it's got to be yummy. I don't want to obsess about it, I just want to enjoy it and have a good time. This vintage is probably the most aromatic and delicious Pinot Noir vintage in my life, with the possible exception of 1994, which was pretty tasty too. The Shop, in particular, really blossoms in the cooler vintages. In 2009 I was able to achieve ripeness without sacrificing cut and precision, in pretty much every vineyard that I worked with. There's quite a bit of dark fruit in this wine but with a little air the high notes start to emerge.  490 cases. $33/bottle. Click here to order...       If you prefer to order via fax or mail rather than online, print off the following order  form and send it to the winery. Read Before Ordering States We Ship To Shipping Rates & States As a reminder, due to legal restrictions on shipments of wine and other alcoholic beverages, we are only permitted to ship to the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, IA, IL, IN, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, TX, WY. For all other states, contact the winery at 707.738.8396.     WINES    ~ Current Releases    ~ Library Wines    ~ My Basket    ~ States We Ship To    ~ Read Before Ordering    ~ Shipping Rates & States ALL RELEASES    ~ 2009 Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir    ~ 2009 Manchester Ridge Pinot Noir    ~ 2009 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay    ~ 2009 "The Shop" Carneros Pinot Noir