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2022 Shell Creek Chenin Blanc

$36/btl

An historic heat wave hit the west coast of California in late August and lasted into early September. It defined the vintage and impacted an already dry, warm year by producing wines with immense concentration of flavor.

The 2022 Shell Creek Chenin has flavors of ripe peach, saline minerality, and balanced acidity. It was fermented in stainless steel and bottled in the winter, and should age gracefully over the next 4-5 years.

2021 Vista Verde Chenin Blanc

$32/btl

Sourced from the Pebble Ridge block at Vista Verde, situated in one of the most remote growing regions of California. The Chenin block is a small, hand worked parcel. The soil is a complex combination of rolled alluvial stones and volcanic remains. Despite being one of the furthest inland sites we work with it is one of the coolest, as a result of diverse mountains that run both east-west and north-south, funneling cold Monterey Bay air inland.

2021 Shell Creek Chenin Blanc

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The Shell Creek vineyard was planted in 1972 by the Sinton family, now in their sixth generation as stewards of the land. The family has a very large ranch located in the Paso Robles Highlands. They primarily raise cattle but planted vines in certain silty sections of their property. These vines are on their own roots and are celebrating their 50th birthday this year! 

2021 Jurassic Park Chenin Blanc

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Jurassic Park is a remote vineyard in Santa Ynez Valley. It was planted in 1978 on its own roots and the vine rows we source from are growing in dark beach sand.


After primary fermentation in neutral oak, it went through partial malolactic fermentation and spent an additional eight months living in barrel prior to a summer bottling. It has aromas of caramel apple, ripe pear, and cream. The palate is soft and round and is complimented by a fresh acidity.

2021 Reserve Chenin Blanc

$45/btl

This is our second attempt at a Chenin that is fermented and aged in new oak. The fruit sourcing is from the Los Alamos vineyard, the same property from which we source our Own Rooted Chenin.

After pressing the juice, we racked it into a new puncheon and let it ferment and then age for a total of 10 months, stirring the lees every few weeks to increase the viscosity and richness of the palate.


2021 Own Rooted Chenin Blanc

$28/btl

This fruit comes from a single vineyard in Los Alamos planted in 1974. Bordering the newly appellated winegrowing region of Alisos Canyon, the Los Alamos Vineyard has a unique growing environment. It is warmer than both Santa Maria and Los Olivos despite being approximately the same distance from the Ocean. The vines are on their own roots, and are enormous. 


Past Vintages

2020 Own Rooted Chenin Blanc

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93 pts - WE

94 pts - SJ

92 pts - JD


Located on the edge of the town of Los Alamos in an unappelated part of the County the vineyard sits west of the newly created AVA of Alisos Canyon. Protected from the influences of the sea by the coastal range it is warmer than Santa Maria to the North and Los Olivos to the South. Originally fifty acres planted in 1974, the fruit from this vineyard went into the famous bottlings by Carlo Rossi, and now only three acres remain of the original planting.  

2020 Shell Creek Chenin Blanc

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93 pts - WE

95 pts - SJ

91 pts - JD


Planted and farmed by the Sinton family who have been on the land for five generations. Shell Creek has the largest acreage of Chenin out of all the sites Rococo sources from and was planted in 1972 on its own roots. Variation in the large block can change from heavy clay to sand within a single row, but limestone is scattered throughout the vineyard. 

2020 Vista Verde Chenin Blanc

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91 pts - WE

95 pts - SJ

91 pts - JD


Sourced from the Pebble Ridge block at Vista Verde, this ranch was originally the Almaden Vineyard. The Chenin block is a small, hand worked parcel. The soil is a complex combination of rolled alluvial stones and volcanic remains. Despite being one of the furthest inland sites we work with it is one of the coolest, as a result of diverse mountains that run both east-west and north-south, funneling cold Monterey Bay air inland.

2020 Old Bailey Ranch Chenin Blanc

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92 pts - WE

96 pts - SJ

91 pts - JD


When the Baileys planted their vineyard in 1969 in the high hills of Paso Robles, it was mostly to Cabernet and Zinfandel. The matriarch of the family enjoyed drinking Chenin so two acres were planted at the bottom of the ranch near a seasonal creek. According to the family, in those early years they “couldn’t give the Chenin away.” Dry farmed and on its own roots the vineyard was rediscovered recently by winemakers focused on historic sites.  

2020 Chalone Chenin Blanc

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91 pts - WE

93 pts - SJ

92 pts - JD


Planted in 1919, the oldest Chenin Blanc in Monterey County is a single two acre parcel. These head trained vines are massive despite a lack of consistent irrigation throughout their lives and just 15” of annual rainfall. The upper vineyard sits above the fog line and so receives less cooling from the Monterey Bay. Located on the westside of the Gabilan mountain range, the sites’ parent material is granitic.  

2020 Jurassic Park Chenin Blanc

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Jurassic Park is a remote vineyard in Santa Ynez Valley. It was planted in 1978 on its own roots and the vine rows we source from are growing in dark beach sand. 

After primary fermentation in neutral oak, it went through malolactic fermentation and spent an additional eight months living in barrel prior to bottling unfined and unfitered. It has aromas of caramel apple, ripe pear, and cream. The palate is soft and round and is complimented by a fresh acidity. 

2019 Reserve Chenin Blanc

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92 pts - WE

94 pts - JD


Using pressed juice from the Los Alamos Vineyard that makes our Own Rooted Chenin, we pulled off 120 gallons to ferment and age in new oak for fourteen months prior to bottling. 


2019 Delta Chenin Blanc

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250 cases produced           
The Delta Chenin Blanc is sourced from a single vineyard in Clarksburg and is named for the Sacramento Delta. These twenty-seven year old vines are tended by fourth generation farmers. The resulting wine is aromatically light on its feet, and smells like lemon curd with a characteristically candied ginger taste. It is aged on the lees prior to bottling and is bone dry.

2019 Own Rooted Chenin Blanc

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 200 cases produced   This fruit comes from a single vineyard in Los Alamos planted in 1974. Los Alamos is an unappellated portion of Santa Barbara, but has a unique growing environment. It is warmer than both Santa Maria and Los Olivos despite being approximately the same distance from the Ocean. The vines are on their own roots, and are enormous. Year after year this wine smells like orchard blossoms and white peach, and carries a kiss of residual sugar.

2019 Shell Creek Chenin Blanc

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60 cases produced           
The Shell Creek vineyard was planted in 1972 by the Sinton family, now in their sixth generation as stewards of the land. The family has a very large ranch located in the Paso Robles Highlands. They primarily raise cattle but planted vines in certain sandy sections of their property. These vines are on their own roots. This wine is the most mineral driven aromatically but also has very ripe fruit characters such as juicy apricot and honeyed peach.

2019 Skin Contact Viognier

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98 cases produced
Viognier is well represented in Paso Robles, where it produces full bodied wines of aromatic density. This fruit was sourced from a vineyard in the Adelaida District. After being handpicked and destemmed, the juice sat on its skins for forty-eight hours prior to pressing. It fermented in stainless steel and was bottled right before the new year with minimal cellar aging. The resulting wine has honeydew and lemon curd aromas and a velvety palate.

2018 Delta Chenin Blanc

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50 cases produced           

Our first bottling of the Delta Chenin. This fruit comes from the Sacramento Delta - a breadbasket of California agriculture. Whole cluster pressed in the cellar and then aged on the lees for 5 months before a Spring bottling. No oak, no ML. 

2018 Own Rooted Chenin Blanc

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200 cases produced  

Sourced from the 3 remaining acres of own-rooted vines in Los Alamos; one of the original Chenin Blanc plantings in California circa 1974. 

In the cellar, whole cluster pressed for a slow, cool fermentation lasting 45 days. Stainless steel. No MLF. No oak.  

2017 Chenin Blanc Santa Barbara County

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210 cases produced                91 pts - Wine Enthusiast 

2016 Chenin Blanc Demi Sec

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155 cases produced               91 pts - Wine Enthusiast

2016 Chenin Blanc Sur Lie

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60 cases produced .              91 pts - Wine Enthusiast

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