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…
Lot #29 Ektimo Vineyards
Never again will an assemblage of 226,914 grapes squeeze so perfectly into one barrel and create such harmonious timbre as to weave a complex tapestry of sensations that will leave an indelible mark on the select few that will experience its…
Lot #45 Mauritson Wines
The “1868” barrel auction lot pays homage to the Mauritson family history in the Rockpile region, as the family has farmed this property contiguously since they homesteaded it in 1868. Mauritson Wines has never before bottled a Cabernet…
Lot #52 Rodney Strong Vineyards
“Knights Delight” highlights fruit for this very special barrel lot coming from the Knights Valley American Viticultural Area. The 2022 vintage in Sonoma County was superb for Bordeaux varietals. After early summer heatwaves that led to…
Lot #55 Sojourn Cellars
Let's get down to the "bare" facts... Desnudo Vineyard (which translates into 'nude' in Spanish) is located on the southern end of the Mayacamas Mountains, and in the 1940s it was a nudist colony known as Sun-o-ma. The nudist ranch, in its heyday,…
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…