Our “Big Ben” Merlot is made from a special block of our estate vineyard which we allowed to achieve very full ripeness on the vine before harvesting, resulting in a wine of wonderfully lush and concentrated flavor. Crushed into small fermenters and cold-soaked for two days, the must was inoculated and fermented on the skins for two weeks to develop full rich flavor and structure and then the wine is aged for 22 months in French oak and eleven best barrels were selected for this wine.
This wine is made from Syrah (clone 470) grown at Roblar Estate Vineyard. With our vineyard’s light rocky soil and moderate climate, our grapes develop especially rich flavor.
This wine is a blend of two clones, 622 and VCC (Vieux Chateau Certan), of Cabernet Franc grown at Roblar Estate Vineyard. Deep ruby color, aromas of red plum, black currant, notes of violet and peppery spice with rich layers of dark fruit and long finish.
Made from an outstanding hillside Napa vineyard located above Calistoga. This vineyard’s terraced vines growing in light volcanic soils yield richly concentrated fruit. This elegantly textured wine displays richly layered black currant and dark plum aromas of classic Napa Cab aromas with a rich structure, layers of dark berry flavor, with a long, oppulent finish. 97% Cabernet Sauvingon and 3% Petit Verdot aged in 50% new French oak barrels for 22 months.
Beautiful red blend Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon from our estate vineyard, adding depth and structure with a small amount of our estate vineyard Merlot highlighting the flavor and structure of this blend. Deep ruby color, aromas of dark plum and cherry, with spicy notes. Rich flavors of dark plum and spicy cherry.
This wine is grown at Roblar Estate Vineyard. With our vineyard’s light rocky soil and moderate climate, our grapes develop especially rich flavor. A small amount of Syrah and Grenache from Roblar Estate Vineyard is blended in to frame and elevate the classic Mourvedre flavors of this wine.
This wine is a blend of 62% Syrah and 38% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown at Roblar Estate Vineyard. With our vineyard’s light rocky soil and moderate climate, the grapes develop a wonderful richness of flavor. The lush mouthfeel of Syrah and the depth and structure of the Cabernet come together to create an optimum (“Ottimo”) blend. Deep ruby color with aromas of dark plum, cherry, and black currant. Rich flavors of plum and black cherry and a long rich finish.
100% Pinot Noir. Close to the ocean in white sandy soil, this exceptional Santa Rita Hills vineyard allows Pinot Noir grapes to develop bright fresh berry Pinot Noir flavors. Made 100% from the richly structured Clone 777 Pinot Noir. Crushed into small open top fermenters and cold-soaked for two days, the must was inoculated and fermented on the skins for two weeks to develop full rich flavor and structure.
This Red Wine blend showcases the depth of flavor that our vineyards can produce. Lots from the best areas of our vineyard were selected and blended to create the optimum in flavor expression. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Grenache are all from the Roblar Estate Vineyard. The grapes were crushed into small fermenters, cold-soaked for three days to extract rich color then the must fermented on the skins for three weeks to obtain a richly extracted wine. Aged for 22 months in finest “tight-grain” French oak barrels. A total of ten barrels (30% new) were individually selected to compose this exquisite blend. Dark ruby color with rich aromas of blackberry, spice and dark fruit. Complex structure with rich layers of flavor, a full mouthfeel and a long fruit finish.
This wine is made entirely from grapes grown at Roblar’s estate vineyard in Santa Ynez Valley. Individual barrels of Syrah, Mourvedre and Grenache were selected and blended to achieve a bright rich red wine with smoothly integrated layers of flavor. This wine has a dark ruby color, aromas of dark fruit, spice and vanilla leading to flavors of dark plum and cherry flavors, richly structured, long finish.
