Our Vineyards

Wines Made: Barbera

Wines Made: Cabernet Sauvignon | Tiger Lily Cabernet Sauvignon | Elevation 2800 | Tiger Lily 1855 | Savanna

Planted in 1974, our Cabernet is some of the oldest Cab in the Foothills. A classic Bordeaux varietal, Caber¬net Sauvi¬gnon is known as the King of Red Wine, this full-bodied, dark, concentrated wine is the most popular red wine grape grown on the planet. Cabernet Sauvignon is a natural descendant of the red grape Cabernet Franc and the white grape Sauvignon Blanc. Cabernet Sauvignon is a very small berry – it’s one of the smallest grapes out of the 3000 grape varieties used to make wine. Because of this, there is a greater ratio of skin to pulp than for most other grapes. The skin of Cabernet Sauvignon is thick and deep purple in color. Although it’s not grown extensively in the region, our elevation, climate and soil (terroir’) allow us to grow our Cabernet as if it was in grown in Bordeaux France, remains true to its origin and is very well balanced. Our cabernet is on its own ancient vine rootstock, giving it more intense and bold flavors.

Wines Made: Grenache Rose | Grenache | Fleur De’ Montagne | Tiger Lily Outlaw

Grenache is a Rhone’ varietal and is responsible for some of the most delicious and expensive wine in the world. It originally hailed from exalted regions like Châteauneuf-du-Pape and is just as important in the wine world as Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s a lighter body, fresh and fruity wine with strawberry, black cherry and raspberry characteristics. We feel our Grenache is some of the best in the foothills.

Wines Made: Mourvedre | Tiger Lily Outlaw | Fleur De’ Montagne

Wines Made: Savanna

Petit Verdot is an intensely dark colored tannic red wine which is most notably used in the Bordeaux region, and blended in small percentages to Cabernet Sauvignon to add structure, body, color, and floral aromas. This varietal is also known for being one of the last to come to ripeness during harvest. Our Petit Verdot is situated directly downslope from our Cabernet Sauvignon block. It is planted on a southern facing slope where it receives ample amounts of both morning and afternoon sun. This will help the grapes come to ripeness at a more predictable and timely pace, allowing the natural dark fruit, and floral characteristics to develop. We mainly use our Petit Verdot in blending with our Cabernet Sauvignon, but also see the potential to bottle it as a single varietal wine.

Wines Made: Zinfandel  | Tiger Lily Zinfandel | Elevation 2800

Zinfandel might possibly be the most widely planted and most notable varietal in all the foothills. Our Zinfandel vineyard is farmed one hundred percent organically. It is also one of the oldest Zin vineyards in the region as it was planted in 1976. Planted own rooted from the infamous Higgins Zinfandel Clone our vineyard is truly unique among many foothill Zinfandel vineyards. Our Zin is on a bi lateral trellising system with a traditional vine spacing of six feet per vine. It sits on a relatively steep west facing slope where it gets lots of afternoon and evening sun. This vineyard also is ideally located to get the evening breezes that cool the vines at night to help with an even ripening process. The wines produce from this vineyard are classic, higher elevation, older vine, foothill Zins. Our Zins show an abundance of cherry and blackberry fruit characters, with just subtle hints of pepper and spice. These wines are tannic enough to be layed down for five to ten years, but soft enough early in their life to be enjoyed a year or two after their harvest.

Wines Made: COMING SOON!

Picpoul Blanc is a truly unique varietal from the Languedoc-Roussilon region in Southern France. It’s known for its bright acidity and lemon and citrus fruit notes. It pairs wonderfully with seafood, and oysters in particular. Picpoul literally translates as the “stinging of the lips” because of its natural acidity. Our one acre of Picpoul was grafted over from Viognier vines in Spring of 2020. It is on a quadrilateral trellising system with traditional spacing. This vineyard has a subtle North-Easterly facing slope, with deep soils and very good air drainage. This location is ideal for Picpoul because it receives ample amounts of gentle morning sun while later being shaded from the more intense afternoon sun. Our rows are running North-South, to allow for the this optimum amount of Sunlight. This keeps the ripeness level lower and allows the fruit to stay on the vine longer and develop lovely flavors.

Wines Made:  Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc is thought to be originally native to the Bordeaux region in the south of France. It has since been planted in most predominant wine regions throughout the world. The name Sauvignon Blanc is thought to be derived from the words sauvage which means wild and blanc which means white. Our Sauvignon Blanc Vineyard sits at the bottom of a southwest facing slope in our southernmost vineyard block. This vineyard block backs up to the forest and is partially shaded by the tall pines and oaks on both the southern and eastern sides of the block. It is an ideal location for growing this varietal because as it’s situated it receives the least amount of direct sun in all of our vineyards. This location allows our Sauvignon Blanc to ripen slowly, (or at an optimal pace) for Sauvignon Blanc which means that it will retain its brightness, acidity, and floral perfume aromatics. These qualities in Sauvignon Blanc wines can be lost if the vineyard gets too much warmth or direct sun. Our Sauvignon Blanc is grafted onto Roussanne root stock, and is trained on a bi-lateral trellising system. It’s planted as a high density planting with three foot vine spacing. This forces the vines to compete with each other for water and soil nutrients creating concentrated high quality fruit.