Sonoma County Barrel Auction


These Sonoma County Barrel Auction lots were auctioned off on May 3, 2024. Stay tuned for next year's 2025 SoCoBA lots!



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Lot #10 Aperture Cellars

“Block 12” is crafted from a single vineyard block at the famed Farrow Ranch, Aperture's eastern hillside Geyserville estate vineyard site. This is the first 100-point vineyard in Alexander Valley history. While the Aperture team works with…
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Lot #15 Brooks Note Winery

“Ash and Wind” is made of grapes from the very first harvest of the newly planted Sweet Family Vineyard. Developed and farmed by Charlie Chenoweth, this protected bowl sits at 750 feet of elevation on the southern side of Sonoma Mountain.…
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Lot #23 Dry Creek Vineyard

A tribute to the enduring legacy of Zinfandel, “Heritage Selection” is a blend from four distinct vineyards, each planted to the historic Mazzoni clone. Each site produces its own singular expression: from Spencer's Hill, powerful, rich…
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Lot #35 Francis Ford Coppola Winery

"Eminence" reflects the elevated status and distinguished legacy of the Archimedes Vineyard, where the grapes for this wine are sourced from a single block. The name signifies the position of the vineyard, situated at the highest elevation vineyard…
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Lot #37 Gary Farrell Vineyards & Winery

Historically, the New River Block 777 is picked and fermented with all of the Old River Block fruit; however, because of the cool, long growing season that was the 2023 vintage, this section of vines was allowed to ripen for an additional week…
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Lot #46 Nottingham Cellars

The 2023 vintage was the winery’s first year working with a handful of Cabernet Franc growers throughout Sonoma County. One site in particular, Nuns Canyon Vineyard in Moon Mountain, truly shined. It sits on a west-facing hillside at about…
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Lot #54 Williams Selyem Winery

It was not an easy task to make 20 exclusive cases of one wine from 20 different vineyards but it was well worth the effort. Williams Selyem sources amazing grapes from Russian River Valley vineyards that comprise their vineyard designate wines…
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Lot #57 Martin Ray Vineyards & Winery

This special bottling of their Tower Block has as much historical significance for California winemaking as it does to the continuance of the Martin Ray winemaking philosophy. Winemaker Lindsey Haughton has chosen this barrel as an example of…