Current Release:
Kazmer & Blaise Pinot Noir 2006
Kazmer & Blaise Chardonnay 2006
Release Window: OPEN
Upcoming release:
Molnar Family Chardonnay 2007
Molnar Family Pinot Noir 2007
**COMING Spring 2009**
Upon release, first crack at the wines is given to those on the mailing list.
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
History — Searching for prime, undiscovered vineyard land in the late 1990s, the Molnar family found the land that would become Obsidian Ridge Vineyard in the not-yet-formed Red Hills appellation high on the back side of the Mayacamas Range.
To Nicholas Molnar, patriarch of the Molnar family, it felt similar to finding Poseidon's Vineyard in the southernmost section of Carneros nearly 30 years earlier — an area untested but with great potential. Geographically, however, Obsidian Ridge was the exact opposite of Poseidon's Vineyard, whose seaside location is ideal for cool climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
At 2,640 feet, the site is covered with black, glassy Obsidian rock — surely Cabernet country. So, we planted 105 acres of Bordeaux clones (including a little Rhône-based Syrah) on a piece of land that was formerly an abandoned walnut orchard. As the pictures can attest, there was quite a bit of obsidian rock to pull out. But you can’t beat the views.
About the same time, other pioneer growers moved in, and now Red Hills Lake County, one of the North Coast’s newest appellations, is establishing itself as a premier Cabernet growing region. We’ve also gotten a bit of press ourselves. Come up and visit us sometime, won't you?
What makes this wine so special? Click on Obsidian Ridge Vineyard to find out more.