Wine prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Producer priceRecommended retail price | 2023 / 750ml | $98.00≈ €87.21 · £73.67 | www.stolpmanvineyards.com ↗ |
2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties 40% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre
Region California
Harvest Dates Grenache and Syrah: October 23; Mourvèdre: November 1
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels Open-top concrete fermenting tanks
Oak Types French oak
Barrel Size 500
Used Oak Only Yes
Production Details Estate fruit came from Ruben and Maria’s four-acre Ballard Canyon parcel, planted own-rooted at 6,000 vines per acre and worked by hand. Only favored sub-lots—often 10–12% of the wine—were selected for Sun & Earth. Syrah was 30% whole-cluster; Mourvèdre and Grenache were destemmed. The wine fermented in open-top concrete tanks and used neutral 500 L French-oak Ermitage Mt. La Vache puncheon. Production was 180 cases.
Certifications CCOF; Demeter
Tasting Notes Tactile density and viscosity; tarry chocolate, purple sage flowers, red apple, sweet tobacco, delicate anise and strawberry malt, with silky velvet tannin.
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties 50% Syrah, 25% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre
Region California
Harvest Dates Syrah and Grenache: October 12; Mourvèdre: October 18 and 19
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels Concrete fermenting tanks
Oak Types French oak
Barrel Size 500
Used Oak Only Yes
Production Details Estate fruit came from Ruben and Maria’s four-acre Ballard Canyon parcel, planted own-rooted at 6,000 vines per acre and worked by hand. Only favored sub-lots—often 10–12% of the wine—were selected. Fruit was 100% destemmed, fermented in concrete tanks and matured for 15 months in neutral 500 L French-oak Ermitage Mt. La Vache puncheon. Production was 200 cases.
Certifications CCOF; Demeter
Tasting Notes Deep red fruit, poached plums, vanilla-bean ice cream and a subtle scent of hanging ferns; concentrated and decadent.
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2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.5%
Grape Varieties 40% Mourvèdre, 40% Syrah, 20% Grenache
Region California
Soil Limestone
Harvest Dates September 25 and October 10
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels Concrete
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Oak Types French oak
Barrel Size 500
Production Details Fruit came from Maria and Ruben Solorzano’s four-acre estate block within Stolpman Vineyards. Two co-fermentations were each 33% whole-cluster and underwent native fermentation in concrete for 18 and 20 days. The wine matured for 20 months in 500 L French-oak puncheons, divided between 80% neutral and 20% new oak. Production was 265 cases.
Tasting Notes Sweet-and-sour plum, cinnamon stick, rounded ripeness, polished purity and a lurking spicy character.
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