Harvest is what happens in the vineyard.

The Release Is the Result. This is the payoff of the season we just watched come in — four wines, each one telling a different part of the story this vintage had to tell.

2022 Chardonnay Precioso

This is the winemaker's special blend — hand-selected from the vintage's best blocks, clones, and barrels, developed in collaboration with Ana Keller. It opens with honeysuckle, roasted Meyer lemon, and baked pear tart, then moves into something richer: honey brioche, ripe summer peach, toasted coconut, and a hint of bourbon barrel underneath it all.

This is the wine you pour when you want the room to notice.

2025 Gigi Sauvignon Blanc

Gigi's inaugural release comes from a vineyard we haven't worked with before: Hamel Estate's Tres Palmas Vineyard, in Sonoma Valley's "Valley of the Moon" — a dry-farmed, certified-organic property planted to Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. The aromatics lead with passionfruit, grapefruit, and lime zest, with a faint hint of gooseberry underneath.

The first sip is saline, almost coastal, before it opens into citrus, crisp nectarine, honeydew, and savory herbs. Bright, a little unexpected, and built for a table that's still warm enough for something white.

2023 La Cruz Vineyard Pinot Noir 

This one stays close to home — a blend from the blocks surrounding the winery itself, built on clones 115, 667, 777, and Pommard. Cherry compote, black tea, hibiscus, and ripe strawberry on the nose, with a hint of sassafras underneath.

On the palate: raspberry, rose hip, bacon fat, graphite, and a long, zesty finish that keeps unfolding after the glass is empty.

2024 Dark Horse Syrah 

The most cool-climate, old-world wine in the collection. Blackberry, cassis, black pepper, and sage announce themselves first, followed by juicy dark plum, sweet tobacco, berry compote, and dark chocolate.

Our winemaking team has been pouring it with Hoisin pork belly bao — a pairing worth trying at home before the weather turns fully cold.

How to Taste Them This Season

All four wines are best experienced the way they were made — in person, on the estate, while fall is still doing what fall does to the Petaluma Gap.

If you haven't been out this season, this is the moment to plan a visit — cool mornings, warm afternoons, and a lineup that's finally ready to pour.

The Table Ahead

The holidays arrive faster than the calendar suggests. These four wines are the ones worth having on hand before that happens — one for the table that wants something rich, three for the nights that call for something new.

Build out what you need now, while there's still time to enjoy it before the season gets busy.