2022 Dutton-Goldfield Single Vineyard Wines Now Available in the US
We are excited to share the release of our 2022 vintage single-vineyard wines. Only three of these wines are available for wholesale distribution, and only 112 6-pack cases of each will be released nationally. This limited selection consists of our Walker Hill Vineyard Chardonnay, Emerald Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir, and Fox Den Vineyard Pinot Noir.
The Walker Hill Vineyard Chardonnay is a key component of our Dutton Ranch Chardonnay and consists of old Wente clone vines planted in the early 1980’s and situated at 500 feet elevation. The vineyard sits on a fog-kissed slope, rooted in the region's signature fluffy Goldridge sandy loam soils. We take our favorite barrels to bottle a few hundred cases separately for this delicious single vineyard designate. The 2022 vintage has powerful citrus fruit, verve and tense acidity wrapped in the candied setting of classic chardonnay winemaking.
The Emerald Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir is situated on an east-facing knoll the middle of Green Valley and Steve planted its perfectly drained Goldridge soils to several Pinot Noir clonal blocks back in 2001, including Pommard, 2A, 667 and 828. Leading aromas of black raspberry, cherry, and dried cranberry are framed by herbal notes of lavender, rosemary, and tea leaves.
The Fox Den Vineyard Pinot Noir is perched at the western border of Green Valley and just above the town of Occidental. The soil here is extremely sandy since this ridge is ancient, uplifted sea floor, which makes for low vigor vines, slow ripening, and a beautifully floral and fruit driven wine.
If you would like to feature our wines please contact your distributor. If there’s anything we can ever do for you, please let us know.