About Calluna Vineyards
Calluna Vineyards is a small, estate-grown Bordeaux-blend specialist perched on a hilltop in the tiny Chalk Hill AVA near Windsor, with views over the Russian River Valley. Its story belongs to David Jeffrey, who left a corporate career in New York in 2001, studied enology at Fresno State, and apprenticed through a harvest in Saint-Emilion at Chateau Quinault L'Enclos before returning to Sonoma. In 2005 he and his wife, Marla, bought an unplanted Chalk Hill parcel, cleared and planted it themselves, and have raised their family on the property since, producing their first vintage in 2009.
The estate is farmed entirely to the classic Bordeaux varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec, across twelve acres, and the wines are old-school, structured and built to age. Critics have taken notice: Calluna's estate reds are regularly ranked among California's finest Bordeaux-style bottlings for long-term cellaring, alongside a crisp estate white blend.
Visits are by appointment only and thoroughly personal. Jeffrey himself typically hosts, walking guests through the vineyards and then pouring at a table overlooking the vines. It is an intimate, off-the-beaten-path experience rather than a tasting-room stop.
A hilltop Chalk Hill estate specializing in old-school, ageworthy Bordeaux blends, visited by appointment with the winemaker.
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Estate-grown Bordeaux blendsTwelve hillside acres of the five Bordeaux varieties in the tiny Chalk Hill AVA, made old-school and ageworthy.
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A vigneron's second actFounder David Jeffrey left corporate New York, trained in Saint-Emilion, and planted the estate himself in 2005.
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Personal, by appointmentThe winemaker usually hosts himself, walking the vines and pouring at a table over the vineyard.
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Critically acclaimed redsRegularly ranked among California's top Bordeaux-style bottlings for long-term cellaring.
"A hilltop Chalk Hill estate specializing in old-school, ageworthy Bordeaux blends, visited by appointment with the winemaker himself."
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