The Philosophy
The 32 Winds symbol reflects the 32 points of the nautical compasses used by the first adventurers and explorers seeking the finest flavors and experiences the world had to offer... they continue that tradition with all they do today.
32 Winds is a small family established winery, committed to making exceptional wines, located in Dry Creek Valley two miles from the Healdsburg Plaza. The winery and tasting room is nestled alongside the Dry Creek stream, a spawning preserve for Coho salmon and Steelhead trout.
They produce approximately 2500 cases per year of award winning Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet and Zinfandel from hand selected vineyards in the AVA's of West Sonoma Coast, Russian River Valley, Napa Valley, and Dry Creek Valley. The wines have received recognition (and 90+ ratings) from Robert Parker, the Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, and are served in fine restaurants, luxury resorts, and clubs from Santa Rosa to New York City.
Winery operations are spearheaded by owner Ed Mascarin. Sherry Harkins, joined their small team some years back and handles, well, basically anything that comes her way! Sherry, along with her crew, look forward to sharing their 32 Winds experience with you while in Sonoma County. You will find the winery down a dirt road, nestled behind 8 acres of vineyards, and surrounded by lush gardens and towering walnut trees. Add to all that, the bocce court, picnic grounds, and deck overlooking the "not so dry" Dry Creek and you will want to stay there for hours.
The Wines
2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Creek Valley
The 2015 Sauvignon Blanc comes from a small vineyard just a stones throw from their winery in the heart of Dry Creek Valley. The area is famous for its fertile soil, perfect climate and geography for growing world-class grapes. The wine spent five months, split into 3 different vessels – stainless steel tank, neutral French oak, and concrete egg, giving the finished wine a beautiful, almost savory mouthfeel.
In the glass, aromas of lemon and lime lead into beautiful flavors of melon on the midpalate, and a hint of floral spice toward the finish. This Sauvignon Blanc is driven by its firm acidity but it also has an interesting salinity to balance the ample fruit of the outstanding vintage. A true tribute to Dry Creek Sauvignon Blanc.
2013 Chardonnay, Spinnaker, Sonoma Coast
The fruit for the 2013 Spinnaker Chardonnay was sourced from Olivet Lane, and Ulises Valdez’s Lucky Wells Vineyard. The fruit was hand-harvested, destemmed, crushed and transferred to French oak barrels, approximately 30% of which were new. It was aged on the lees for 11 months with occasional battonage.
The 2012 Spinnaker Chardonnay displays flavors and aromas of Granny Smith apples, pears, quince, lemon curd and vanilla. It also possesses their trademark vibrant acidity and a lovely textural mouthfeel.
2011 Pinot Noir, Hirsch Vineyard, Sonoma Coast
The Hirsch Vineyard is widely recognized as one of the premier vineyards for Pinot grapes in the Americas. Its location is on a rugged ridge close to the Pacific Ocean at an elevation of 1500 feet, gives the grapes an exposure to an extreme swing of climates annually - from 80 inches of rain in the winter months to desert like dryness in the summer. The high elevation vineyard sees approximately 14 hours of sun versus 10 hours at below the fogline, thus allowing long hours of unmitigated sunlight late in the season when tannins are evolving.
On the midpalate one will experience a great mouth feel of more black cherries, cola and a bit of plum. The wine finishes like a great burgundy with subtle touches of vanilla.
2012 Pinot Noir, Lucky Well UV, Sonoma Coast
The Lucky Well Vineyard was planted in the fall of 2007 by Ulises Valdez (hence the "UV" in the wine's name).
The vineyard itself lies in the rolling hills approximately 3 miles to the north of Occidental and just a few miles inland from the Pacific Ocean on the "true" Sonoma Coast. The vineyard is ideally located above the fog line to maximize sunlight for ripening, but in a cool enough location to ensure a long growing season - prime for both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay varietals. It is an organically dry-farmed vineyard with tightly planted vines, with Pommard & Swan clones.
The nose is pretty with floral notes of rose and violet with aromatics of sweet fruit and cola spice. On the palate the cola spice carries through and is joined by raspberry and attractive notes of cherry pie, baked cranberry and blackberry cobbler. The finish is vibrant and focused due to its bright acidity. Delicious!
2012 Pinot Noir, Maestro, Sonoma Coast
This fruit source is the 11-year-old organically farmed Sonoma Stage vineyard, located at the southern tip of the Sonoma Coast Appellation. This vineyard is organically farmed and planted to the heritage clones of Swan and Calera. The grapes were hand-harvested, de-stemmed and transferred to open top fermenters. With manual daily punch-downs the grapes went through alcoholic and malolactic fermentation using native yeasts. The wine was aged in French oak barrels, 35-40% of which were new, for 11 months.
This wine is a gorgeous garnet color with an earthy meatiness on the nose. Spicy berry welcomes you with sweet juicy Santa Rosa plum sliding in along with dark Hudson cherry and ripe strawberry. Hints of clove and anise roll throughout from first taste to silky finish. You can sense its age worthiness based on the balanced youthfulness of the exuberant fruit, giving it all the elements for yet even more complexity evolving - unique for a Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir.
2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain
The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon is made from this wonderful single vineyard fruit source on Napa's Diamond Mountain. The vineyard is over 30 years old and consequently does not produce a high volume of fruit; instead the lower yielding vines produce much more concentrated, powerful intense fruit, exactly what you need for a great cabernet. The grapes were hand-harvested in the middle of October, destemmed and transferred to closed-top fermenters, where the skins and juice remained in contact for an extended maceration. The juice was then pressed off and moved directly to Taransaud French oak barrels, 75% of which were new, and aged for 21 months.
The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon displays flavors and aromas of black cherries, espresso,
black currants, Cassis and dark cocoa. It has fine, well-integrated tannins, a great mineral
backbone and nice bright acidity.
The Offer
Purchase a mixed six-pack or mix and match a case for a 10% discount
2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Creek Valley
$26
2013 Chardonnay, Spinaker, Sonoma County
$36
2011 Pinot Noir, Hirsch Vineyard, Sonoma Coast
$56
2012 Pinot Noir, Lucky Well, Sonoma Coast
$54
2012 Pinot Noir, Maestro, Sonoma Coast
$48
2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain
$60
Ordering
For all questions and orders, contact Wine Director, Jeff McCarthy. Let us know if you would like your wine shipped or placed in your wine locker. Sales tax and appropriate shipping will be added to all orders. Allow 2-3 weeks for account processing and shipping. During extreme weather, wine orders may be held until it is safe to ship.
Jeff McCarthy, Wine Director
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