Sourced from whole Pinot Noir clusters grown in the Russian River Valley, the stunning pale color and delicate focus of this wine is framed by ethereal aromatics of wet stone, alpine strawberries and guava.  Lifted sweet red raspberries balance perfectly with the sublime fresh and crisp texture making our 2017 Rosé an irresistible, all-season wine. 

WINEMAKING NOTES:  Fermented in 100% stainless steel with no malolactic fermentation.  

Our search for a Sauvignon Blanc worthy of the 2880 name, led us to a sweet little spot in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County this year. The 2017 leads with exciting aromatics of peach blossoms and nectarines followed by a perfect fleeting note of minerality. With a poised palate of fresh stone fruit and charming acidity, the wine finishes with crisp precision and smooth focus.

WINEMAKING NOTES: Hand picked, gently pressed, and fermented in 100% stainless steel with no malolactic fermentation. 

With its expressive red raspberry, bergamot and orange blossom notes layering beautifully in the glass, the 2015 Twenty-Eight Eighty Rutherford Grenache is medium-bodied, supple, pretty and intriguing on the palate.  Displaying considerable elegance and charm, the texture filled mid-palate shows bright red fruit, floral tilt and toasted spices. Pomegranate reduction and lifted layers of strawberry rhubarb fuse to create purity of spirit.  

WINEMAKING NOTES 60% whole cluster fermented and aged in neutral French oak for 18 months, the process is restrained to detail the singularity of site and vintage.

Three Rhône varietals – Grenache, Syrah, and Petite Sirah — are grown in our “Backyard” Estate vineyard and provide a sense of place and passion. To complement our Estate grown field blend we work with McGah Vineyard Grenache in Rutherford, which provides lift and focus along with wonderful texture. Rounding the composition, Petite Sirah from Shypoke Vineyard in Calistoga brings concentration and inky depth. 

The Rutherford Grenache leads the approach providing aromas of boysenberries, red pomegranate, raspberries and restrained white pepper that unify into pure bright fruit and plum blossom. Our Estate grown Grenache, Syrah and Petite Sirah are co-fermented and flood the mid-palate with berry compote and spice box.  Inky Petite Sirah completes the composition with wide blue fruit and flavor density that persists.  The texture and structure accelerates in the finish, softening and lengthening.  47% Petite Sirah, 44% Grenache, 9% Syrah

WINEMAKING NOTES The estate fruit was handpicked and co-fermented; 10% whole-cluster. Hand punch-downs added elegance while indigenous yeast preserved sense of place. Pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation and aged in second turn French Oak, the wines were blended just before bottling.