Mes Filles Vineyard, Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Greg began working with growers Rick and Diane DuNah in 1998, supervising viticulture to his own specifications on their 10-acre site planted above the fog line on a crown of a hill above southwest Sebastopol. The vines are hosted in Goldridge soil, a fine sandy loam left from an inland sea that flowed into the Pacific more than 2 million years ago. Goldridge soil is prized for its excellent drainage and lack of challenging fertility. The sloping vineyards enjoy long hours of sunlight and cool coastal evening temperatures borne by marine air rushing through the Petaluma Gap. With the vineyard’s new owner David Gensler, as with the DuNahs, Greg monitors the health of the vines, guiding them to produce small clusters and low, but distinctly flavorful yields manifesting the essence of cool climate Pinot noir. Pinot clones are Dijon 115 and Pommard Chardonnay clones are Dijon 95 and Robert Young AVA: Russian River Valley