About Clesi Wines
Clesi Wines carries Don and Mary Clesi's Italian-heritage family surname — the Clesi name on a Paso Robles Adelaida District Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah project that reflects the Italian wine tradition of family accountability and place-rootedness. Don Clesi's personal investment in the Adelaida District's calcareous limestone west-side terroir is declared directly: his name on the bottle, his judgment in the winemaking.
The Adelaida District's defining characteristics — calcareous limestone soils, dramatic marine air cooling, and the long growing season that the Pacific's influence provides — produce Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah of unusual freshness and structural complexity relative to most Central Coast estates. Don Clesi's sourcing focuses on the district's most consistently performing vineyard sites.
The appointment-only format keeps the experience personal and the production scale appropriate to a family boutique whose identity is a family name.