Taylor Ridge Vineyard was planted in 1999 on a hundred-year-old meadow, 4.9 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The caramel-colored sandy loam soil derives from a prehistoric marine embayment that once covered west Sonoma County, California. During the growing season, cool fog from Tomales and Bodega Bays engulfs the vineyard—a climate that slows nutrient uptake by the vines, and slows ripening of the fruit. Straw color with primary floral aromas of heirloom rose, almond, wet rock and spices like mustard seed. Light toasted oak flavors with Asian pear, lavender, lemon pith, grilled ginger and poppy seed. The texture is crisp yet mature with fine oak and grape skin tannins that yield a delicious and enduring finish.