Current Release:
Molnar Family Chardonnay 2007
Molnar Family Pinot Noir 2007
Release Window: **CLOSED**
Upcoming release:
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon
Obsidian Ridge Syrah 2007
Fall 2009
Upon release, first crack at the wines is given to those on the mailing list.
Kazmer & Blaise Chardonnay 2006: 95 points, Wine Spectator "Deliciously complex, rich and layered, with a mix of fig, apricot,
spice and smoky, toasty oak, all fanning out to subtle nuances and ending with a wonderful finish."
Molnar Family Chardonnay 2007: "Sophisticated...seductive and fascinating...this one should be at the top of your list.." -- Pointlesswines.com
Molnar Family Chardonnay 2007: Gold Medal – 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Molnar Family Pinot Noir 2007: Silver Medal – 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Molnar Family Pinot Noir 2006: 91 points, Wine Enthusiast
Molnar Family Chardonnay 2006: 90 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Kazmer & Blaise Pinot Noir 2006: 94 points, Wine Enthusiast
Kazmer & Blaise Chardonnay 2006: 91 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Kazmer & Blaise Pinot Noir 2006: 91 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Kazmer & Blaise Pinot Noir 2006: What We're Drinking, San Francisco Chronicle
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2006: 89 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2006: Top 100 Wines of 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2006: "California Cabs To Watch", Food & Wine Magazine
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2005: 90 points, Wine Spectator
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2005: 93 points, Wine News Magazine
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2005: 90 points, Wine Enthusiast
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2005: 90 points, Anthony Dias Blue for The Tasting Panel Magazine
Molnar Family Chardonnay 2005: 91 points, Editor's Choice, Wine Enthusiast
Molnar Family Pinot Noir 2005: Gold Medal – 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Molnar Family Chardonnay 2005: Top 15 Carneros Chardonnays – San Francisco Chronicle
Kazmer & Blaise Pinot Noir: “The generous red fruit offers a texture as round as a Gevrey, the deep color and spiciness foretelling strong development to come” 91 pts Wine & Spirits.
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2004: Gold Medal – 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2002: 90 points, Wine Enthusiast
Obsidian Ridge: “These are the best high-impact wines I’ve tasted for this price in quite some time.” – Daniel Dawson, Back Room Wines, Napa, CA
Poseidon’s Vineyard, planted in 1973, lies at the confluence of Carneros Creek and the Napa River at the northern edge of the San Francisco Bay.
At high tide the river tastes of salt, a reminder of the sea's proximity and reach as well as an inspiration for the name Poseidon. Pacific winds blow through the Petaluma Gap from the west and bring cooling fog throughout the spring, summer, and fall, tempering the generosity of California sun. Although Poseidon was the god of water, in his additional role of god of earthquakes he created the uplifted Mayacamas Range, which provides the soils and gravel of our vineyard.
At the southernmost section of Napa's Carneros appellation, what is now Poseidon's Vineyard was among the first cultivated land in the Napa Valley. First used by the Spanish missionaries from the Sonoma Mission for livestock, the land was quickly put to productive use by settlers after the Gold Rush.
Maps from that time often used the distinctive bends of Carneros Creek on the eastern border of the vineyard as a landmark (that's what you see on the label, from an 1860 Coastal Survey by David Kerr). Proximity to the Napa River and easy transportation to San Francisco have always made this land valuable. Rumor has it that old Boonfly himself, a local Carneros legend, is buried in our Poseidon's Vineyard.