LA Honda Winery - Wines List

Wines

2010 Sauvignon Blanc

An evident tropical bouquet out of the glass supports a balanced combination of floral and stone fruit flavors, finishing with a nice weighty mouth feel owing to the touch of oak.

Awards: 2009 Gold Medal, Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrower’s

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Club
$252.00 ($21.00)
$201.60 ($16.80)

2010 Chardonnay

Opening with spiced-apple sauce notes, with a mid-palette of light vanilla beans and whole-wheat toast along with a restrained touch of new French-oak, this old-world vintage is mouth-filling, smooth, and food-friendly.

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$288.00 ($24.00)
$230.40 ($19.20)

2010 Exponent, Red Blend

A blend of several of our most interesting estate vineyard blocks from around the northern Santa Cruz Mountains leading to a purposefully low-alcohol food-friendly wine.

Awards: 2008 , 89 points Wine Spectator

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$24.00
$230.40 ($19.20)

2010 Sequence, Pinot Noir

The 2007 vintage was a nearly perfect one for Pinot Noir in the Santa Cruz Mountains. After drought conditions during the winter with rainfall 40% below normal, spring began early and mild. Dry weather throughout spring allowed for a peaceful berry set. Summer was dry and warm, but without any sudden heat spikes. The crop was moderate to slightly below normal in size. High concentration and dry extract, but not overripe, and with sugar levels that generated moderate alcohol levels.

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Club
$384.00 ($32.00)
$307.00 ($25.60)

2009 Salinian Block, Cabernet Sauvignon

The 'Salinian Block' is a granitic geologic rift that runs through a portion the San Andreas Fault at the spine of the San Francisco Peninsula. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon blend is derived from a careful selection of our best Cabernet vineyard lots along the hardscrabble east-facing slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
100% grown, produced, and bottled by the winery.
Aged 29 months on a mix of new American and French oak.

Retail
Club
$384 ($32.00)
$307.20 ($25.60)

2007 Naylor's Dry Hole, Cabernet Sauvignon

Aptly named for Duncan Naylor’s extensive search for well water, the “Dry Hole” vineyard sits dramatically in a high valley at 1,800 feet elevation in the Chalone Appellation’s Gabilan Mountains. Known more for the famous Pinot’s from this part of the mountains, there is a perfect micro-climate for Cabernet at the very edge of the high valley. Annual yield rarely exceed 1.5 tons.
La Honda has the exclusive rights to 100% of the Naylor’s Dry Hole Cab. Like previous vintages, this wine is polished, refined, and luxurious without being ponderous or fussy.

Awards: 2006, Best of Class, San Francisco Chronicle
2006, Gold, Appellation America

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Club
$468.00 ($39.00)
$374.40 ($31.20)

2008 Lonehawk, Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine Enthusiast said “A beautiful Cabernet in every respect. It’s full-bodied and dry, with focused black currant and cedar flavors wrapped into firm, dense mountain tannins. Shows the ability of these coastal mountains to ripen Cabernet Sauvignon to perfection.”

Awards: 2006, 93 Points, Wine Enthusiast
2006, Double-Gold, San Francisco Chronicle
2006, Gold, Appellation America

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Club
$522.00 ($43.50)
$417.60 ($34.80)

La Honda Winery and Post & Trellis Vineyards, headquartered in Redwood City, California, painstakingly farms over thirty noteworthy one-of-a-kind private estate vineyards located throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains - Woodside, Portola Valley, Atherton, Los Altos Hills, and Saratoga. The fruit from these singular vineyards are available only to La Honda Winery and no other winery in the world. The small batch winemaking from La Honda Winery reflects the unique terroir of the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation - shallow soils, steep terrain, and coastal influence of warm days and cool nights. The unique attributes of each cuvee are highlighted by blending state-of-the-art equipment with old-world hand-crafted winemaking expertise. Our family-operated winery produces wines that are food friendly with long aging potential. We produce award winning vineyard designated Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and many other wines. Click on the shop link above to go to our online wine store and buy our rare limited release local Santa Cruz Mountain and California fine wines online.