The Reichel Vineyard is located at 2600 feet elevation in the Alexander Valley AVA of northern Sonoma County. Its elevated perspective to sets the wine apart. Steady temperatures, even during the heat of summer when the valley is hot, there’s an inversion of cooler temperatures at night that allows the vines to ripen evenly throughout the growth cycle. This results in great extraction of fruit, tannin, and acid structure to keep it going for many years.

Dark and brooding with intense notes of black cherry, cassis, tar, licorice, tobacco and touches of graphite. The texture is amazing with layers of black raspberry, mocha, blackberry liqueur and chewy tannins. This wine was built to age and continues to grow in the glass. It’s not a bad idea to decant it for a bit of aeration to reveal all of its layers.