About Medlock Ames
Medlock Ames is one of Alexander Valley's most genuinely committed and critically acclaimed organic wine estates. In 1998, college best friends Chris Medlock James and Ames Morison left their New York City apartment and moved across the country to pursue what most people would consider an impractical dream: building a world-class winery from scratch on raw California land. The 338-acre Bell Mountain Ranch they found on the outskirts of Healdsburg has rewarded that leap of faith with consistently excellent wines and growing critical recognition.
The philosophy is as serious as the results: 80% of the 338-acre property is managed exclusively for ecological health, native oak woodlands, grasslands, and chaparral preserved without commercial compromise. The remaining 44 acres are planted to organically and regeneratively farmed grapes, olives, and produce. The Bell Mountain soil, heavy Alexander Valley clay loam, produces muscular, deeply colored Cabernets and Bordeaux blends that have earned up to, 94, and 93.
The Historic Healdsburg Tasting Room on Alexander Valley Road, a converted century-old country store with award-winning landscaping and stunning vineyard views, offers a complete and genuinely beautiful wine country experience. Artisan cheese and wine pairings, organic garden strawberry picking for children, and the barn owls nesting in boxes throughout the property complete a visit unlike any other in the Alexander Valley.
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Alexander Valley SettingMedlock Ames is located in Alexander Valley, Sonoma’s flagship sub-AVA for full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Warm Sonoma RedsThe valley’s warm afternoon temperatures and well-drained soils suit Cabernet, Merlot, and Bordeaux blends.
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Healdsburg AdjacentMost Alexander Valley estates are within easy reach of Healdsburg Plaza for lunch and lodging.
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Featured Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bell Mountain Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Alexander Valley Estate
organically farmed Bell Mountain Clay loam Cab showing the muscular, deeply colored character that Ames Morison's regenerative farming philosophy and gentle winemaking produces from 44 estate Alexander Valley acres.
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc
Alexander Valley Estate
Estate Bell Mountain Sauvignon Blanc, crisp, complex, and showing the organic farming character that distinguishes Medlock Ames from the more commercially farmed Alexander Valley Sauvignon Blancs in the surrounding appellation.
Rosé (Merlot)
Rosé
Alexander Valley Estate
Merlot-based estate Rosé with strawberry, vanilla, and spice, the most approachable and seasonally immediate wine in the Medlock Ames program, grown from the same organic Bell Mountain soil as the celebrated Cabernet.
Bordeaux Blend
Estate Red Blend
Alexander Valley Estate
Medlock Ames's Bordeaux-heritage estate blend from Bell Mountain clay loam, combining the finest organic lots of Cabernet, Merlot, and Cab Franc in a single expression of regeneratively farmed Alexander Valley terroir.
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Historic Tasting Room Experience
Seated tasting in the converted century-old Alexander Valley country store, estate organic Cabernet, Sauvignon Blanc, and Rosé with artisan cheese pairing, stunning vineyard views, and barn owls in residence on one of Sonoma County's most genuinely ecological wine estates.
$30
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Bell Mountain Ranch Tour
A guided tour of the 338-acre Bell Mountain Ranch with Ames Morison, 80% wild land ecological management, organic vineyards, fishing ponds, and the full regenerative farming story from one of Alexander Valley's most committed and critically acclaimed estate producers.
From $75
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