Center of Effort’s Estate Vineyards are in the Edna Valley — just 4.5 miles from the cold Pacific Ocean. The vines are planted on varied exposures in complex soils, providing exceptional raw materials from which the wines are crafted to be true to their terroir.

The 2021 vintage had a relatively cool and even finale to the growing season, allowing full attention to each lot coming into the winery. There was good freshness and a balance of fruit and spice notes in the ferments, and the wines were very mid-weight and approachable. The winery relied almost exclusively on the original 1997 plantings, and the range of flavors were balanced between savory and sweet. Due in part to the very small size of the crop in 2021, new French oak barrels made a larger contribution than most years, but matched up well with the acidity and tension of this vintage.