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As one of our best customers once observed, “Pinot Noir is like love. When the right one comes along, you know it.” Our 2008 Pinot Noir is the right one, for certain. Elegant and complex, it’s a traditional Pinot Noir, laden with Bing cherry flavors and kissed with aromas of rose petals and leather.

Like its predecessor, our 2007 Topel Pinot Noir Reserve is the best of the best, crafted from the finest Pinot Noir fruit from the vintage. It is a sensual, beautifully balanced wine, with bold fruit flavors, dominated by blackberries and plums, reminiscent of its famous mid-Burgundian sisters from Echézeaux and Grands Echézeaux. The nose is bright and floral with nuances of lilac and rose petals. The mouthfeel is full and balanced, with a long, silky finish.

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We frequently say that each vintage of a wine is like a new child — similar to its siblings, yet expressing its own unique personality. Amazingly, when comparing our 2007 Pinot Noir to its 2006 sister, we’ve almost come up with an identical twin. Like its predecessor, it’s a beautifully balanced wine with bright fruit flavors, dominated by dark cherries, blackberries and plums.

We were so excited about the quality of our 2006 Pinot Noir harvest that we decided to handpick “the best of the best” among the grapes and set them aside for a very special wine — our first Pinot Noir Reserve.

This Cabernet Sauvignon crosses the palate with dancing black cherry flavors softened by elegant tannins. If drinking now, pair it with grilled meats and other hearty foods. But be sure to lay down a couple of bottles in the cellar, where it will mellow out and become more complex over time — just like the best of us do!

In 2005 we were so impressed with the flavors and colors of the grapes from our most senior vines that we decided to take the extracted juice and let it mellow in special barrels. Over time, we knew it was something unique, so we decided to make our very first Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.

Our 2004 vintage is an elegant blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot grown in our Hidden Vineyard on the Topel Estate. Flavors are opulent and very fruit-forward, with intense notes of black cherries and a hint of tobacco— a signature of Cabernet Sauvignon.

The wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, all grown in Hidden Vineyard on our Topel Estate, situated on the side of Duncan Peak in southern Mendocino County, near Hopland. Flavors are supple and fruit-forward, with overtones of chocolate and black cherry combined with classic nuances of tobacco.

The wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Merlot, all grown in Hidden Vineyard on the Topel Estate, situated on the side of Duncan Peak in southern Mendocino County, near Hopland. It is highly concentrated, deeply colored and finely balanced. This vintage, more than any before it, reflects the unique microclimate and mineral-laden soils of our mountainside vineyard. While it is delicious now, the wine is also a prime candidate for extended cellaring.

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The wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Merlot, all grown in Hidden Vineyard on the Topel Estate, situated on the side of Duncan Peak in southern Mendocino County, near Hopland. It is highly concentrated, deeply colored and well balanced, with nuances of chocolate-covered cherries.