The long season produced an even more alluring Riesling, with perfect acid/fruit balance that gives this bone dry wine that perception of sweetness we love in our unoaked whites. The nose leads with lemon oil, apple blossom, crisp green apple and pear. Beachy scents of salinity freshness and crushed shells play supporting cast, giving the wine added complexity....

On the palate, the entry is rich and firm, followed by sweet blueberry compote and mouth coating soft tannins. Continually balanced throughout on its characteristic acid backbone, this wine finishes with rich blueberry and spice, leaving you ready to line up for the ride all over again....

The weather in 2014 was so perfect, even our usually fog-shrouded vineyard in Freestone saw plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures. Our cooler coastal sites love warm summers and temperate fall weather, and reward us with generous, rich, elegant fruit. Our harvest at Freestone was early as everything else was, coming in at the middle of the pinot pack on September 13....

The energetic lemon oil of the nose is accented by tropical notes of guava, kumquat and young pineapple. A whiff of jasmine and an underlay of chestnut perform a floral/savory dance, with crushed oyster shells adding a note of mineral salinity. As you dive in for the first sip, the lemon and tangerine spreads out in a creamy but gossamer light caress, providing an enthralling textural element to the wine that's usually reserved for reds....