This vineyard was planted for us in conjunction with Cobb and LaRue Wines in 2014 by Ted Klopp and his daughter Lauren. It yielded its first vintage in 2017 but really began to shine in 2018. We are thrilled with this vineyard site just outside of Sebastopol on Baker Lane. The vineyard is planted to four different clones and has at least as many variations of Goldridge soil compositions. We love what this vineyard has shown in its first few vintages—namely an incredible depth of flavor in a very focused and bright package.
As you know, Kiser Vineyard is one of the crown jewels in our portfolio of vineyards, with Pinot Noir worthy of this journey. We harvested this fruit in 2017—a full six weeks before our red wine harvest in order to capture the vervey freshness required for great sparkling wine. It is a blend of both the upper and lower sections of the vineyard.
