Dragonette Cellars is the partnership of brothers John and Steve Dragonette and close friend Brandon Sparks-Gillis. Over the past 15 years they have explored the wild, windy and remote northern Santa Barbara County seeking out extraordinary, cool-climate vineyards and dedicating themselves to careful, patient, minimalist winemaking.
This special edition case includes 2 bottles each of the following wines, plus a private winery tour for 4:
Please contact brandon@dragonettecellars.com to schedule your visit.
2018 Sauvignon Blanc Grassini Family Vineyard Grassini is a stalwart in our portfolio and one of the true stars of Happy Canyon. The 2018 follows admirably, the 2017 version of this wine, which received a whopping 96 points from Jeb Dunnuck, who wrote: "Ripe, rounded, and brilliantly textured, with a rocking finish, it's up with some of the finest Sauvignon Blancs coming from California today. I'd happily include this in a blind tasting with a great vintage of Haut Brion Blanc ($900/btl)."
2017 Chardonnay Rita's Crown Vineyard Rita's Crown is a spectacular vineyard located at one of the highest points in the Sta. Rita Hills, adjacent to such famous sites as Mt Carmel and Sea Smoke. The soils are a mix of sandy and clay loams with a good amount of diatomaceous earth, lending the wine incredible fruit intensity and energetic acidity.
2018 Pinot Noir Duvarita Vineyard The magical Duvarita Vineyard, just west of the Santa Rita Hills appellation, lies on south-facing slopes of almost pure sand. The grapes here are farmed biodynamically by the friendly, dedicated, obsessive Brook Williams.
2017 Pinot Noir Black Label The Black Label is the pinnacle of our Pinot Noir collection. This reserve level wine is a blend of our favorite barrels, each selected for its outstanding depth,
concentration, complexity, and engaging personality. The 2017 hails from incredible sites including Radian, Fiddlestix and Bentrock.
2017 Seven Syrah "Seven" is our Syrah-based blend from several exceptional sites. The 2017 is comprised of 94% Syrah, 5% Grenache and 1% Viognier. The wine is sourced from John Sebastiano Vineyard (30%) Stolpman Vineyard (30%), Larner (15%), Kimsey (15%) and Spear (10%).
2016 MJM Syrah MJM is our signature, Syrah-based blend, named in honor of our wives and co- conspirators in this venture, Mitchi, Jen and Michelle. The most powerful and ageworth of our Syrahs, MJM is aged for over 27 months in barrel and over a year in bottle.
The donors purchased these wines in support of their favorite local wineries. Wines will be shipped to winner's home.