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 #5 Convene, by Dan Kosta

“Western Wind” is an expressive Pinot Noir forged in barrels coopered by Boutes, Sirugue & Rousseau in Burgundy. Dan Kosta loves the tension he tastes in this special wine from the West Sonoma Coast. It is a result of extreme growing conditions…
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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 #13 Davis Bynum

The name “Billy Swan” pays tribute to both the Billy Gregori vineyard in the Green Valley of the Russian River Valley and the Swan Pinot Noir clone from which it is made. The celebrated Goldridge sandy loam soils of the cooler Green Valley…
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Lot #21 Davis Bynum

One of the original icons of Sonoma County wine, Davis Bynum was the very first vintner to produce a single vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir. This never before, never again Pinot Noir, crafted from Bynum’s favorite clones, is an elegant…
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Lot #38 Head High Wines

"Nalu 'Alani" translates to "Orange Wave" in Hawaiian. This skin-contact white wine, sometimes referred to as orange wine, is given its slight golden hue as a result of fermentation on the skins, adding to its unique character. "Nalu 'Alani"…
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Lot #60 Gary Farrell Vineyards & Winery, Three Sticks Wines

“Clone Alone” packs a double one-two punch: Made from one Grand Cru vineyard with one exceptional clone all alone from two meticulously tended vineyard blocks by two visionary winemakers. Situated at the zenith of the Petaluma Gap, Gap's…
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Lot #63 Silver Oak

In the world of fine wines, true gems are fleeting like a captured, single moment in time. “Legacy” is an unparalleled embodiment of such rarity—a 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon from esteemed terroir of the Alexander Valley. A testament to the…