Our Vineyards

Following the natural contour of the landscape while weaving their way through boulders, outcroppings and massive rock formations, our mountain vineyards provide a beautiful lush foreground against a backdrop of spectacular soaring peaks.  Planted at an altitude of just under 3,300’, our vineyards are truly a labor love, especially considering the incredibly challenging weather conditions that exist in the mountains.  With typical summer highs of 100-110 degrees and winter lows in the range of 15-18 degrees, growing grapes can be anything but easy.  Santa Ana winds blowing off the desert and torrential spring rains delivering upwards of 6” of rain per storm are not uncommon.  This is mountain grape growing at its most extreme!  For a vast majority of the year however the weather is absolutely fabulous giving visitors an incredible back country wine tasting experience.

Our high elevation vineyards produce intensely colored fruit with deep, rich, complex flavors and wonderfully fruit forward aromas.  Our 4 main vineyards include:

Ribbonwood Vineyard: Planted in 2004 to two different types of Sauvignon Blanc.  Clone 1 provides earthy, grassy and herbal components while Sauvignon Musque provides intense aromatics, melon and citrus notes.  This vineyard rarely provides more than 1.5 tons per acre, and as such the fruit quality is absolutely incredible.

Radar Ridge Vineyard:  Planted in 2003 and 2004 primarily to Syrah clones 470 and Estrella River, this low-yielding vineyard produces deeply colored, rich, intense fruit with a smokey, earthiness that is reflective of our mountain climate and terroir.

Calcite Flat Vineyard:  Our newest vineyard block planted in 2007/2008 and adjacent to a stand of old-growth eucalyptus trees is rich in calcium, quartz and minerals providing an exotic combination for our Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The vineyard produced it’s first fruit in 2011.

Rattlesnake Vineyard:  Planted in 2003 and 2004 our Orange Muscat vineyard is the smallest single-variety vineyard block on our property, however it is one of the most beautiful as you literally drive through the vines on your way to our winery and tasting room. Planted entirely to Orange Muscat the vines produce gorgeously floral fruit displaying essence of orange blossoms and honeysuckle.