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 #3 Benziger Family Winery

“Mother Earth” is a distinctive first bottling from a single block of organically-farmed Old Wente Clone Chardonnay, sourced from the renowned Sangiacomo Vineyard. At Benziger, the Chardonnay grape isn't just a grape, it's a tiny, round…
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Lot #9 BACA Wines

BACA’s “Tug O’ War Adventure” is sourced from Block 6 of the Maffei Vineyard along the Santa Rosa plains in the heart of the Russian River Valley Appellation. Here, Zinfandel vines were planted in 1928 to limited, loamy soils where these…
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Lot #25 Emeritus Vineyards

“Untamed” is cool-climate Pinot Noir in one of its rarest forms: crafted from two small blocks of the Hyde clone at the Emeritus estate Hallberg Ranch Vineyard that yield only a few tons each harvest. Never before bottled on their own, these…
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Lot #28 Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery

Ferrari-Carano has never created a blend of the three Cabernet Sauvignon blocks that are selected for their PreVail Wines - West Face, Lookout Tree, and Back Forty. “PreVail Trio” is the first wine to represent all three wines in one bottling.…
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Lot #34 Flowers Vineyards & Winery

“Three Ridgelines” is a rare trade release of Flowers Pinot Noir sourced from Fort Ross-Seaview, comprised of organically farmed fruit from their iconic Sea View Ridge estate (planted in 1998) as well as lots from multi-generational family…
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Lot #42 Martinelli Vineyards & Winery

Lee Martinelli Sr. inherited the Bondi Home Ranch and Zio Tony Ranch from his Uncle Tony Bondi in the 1970s. He converted the apple orchards on the ranches to wine grapes in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Martinelli makes a single vineyard…
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Lot #51 Joseph Swan Vineyards

Located in the heart of the famed Russian River Valley, often proclaimed ground zero for great Pinot Noir, Joseph Swan Vineyards embraces the artisanal spirit that defines this amazing growing region. For this unforgettable lot, Winemaker Rod…