Baytree Lane sits at 700’, above the town of Sonoma and at the foot of Sonoma Mountain. While technically part of the greater Sonoma Coast AVA, Sam believes this vineyard really leans into its more specific AVA – Sonoma Valley. Warm days, cool nights, and volcanic clay loam soils provide perfect conditions for growing lean, lithe, and aromatically powerful gamay noir.
JEB DUNNUCK 97 POINTS - "The 2024 Gamay Noir Baytree Lane Vineyard is from a first and perhaps last-time source for the grapes, a site also sourced by Tom Darling that overlooks the town of Sonoma. White pepper, raspberry, and layers of earth form a delicious, light-bodied core that’s aromatically floral and inviting and ultimately delicious. Foot-stomped and 100% whole-cluster fermented, 30% of that carbonic, it aged 11 months in neutral French oak. This is a delightfully quaffable wine that’s still complex and interesting, well worth your time. Drink now through 2034."
JEB DUNNUCK 97 POINTS - "The 2024 Gamay Noir Baytree Lane Vineyard is from a first and perhaps last-time source for the grapes, a site also sourced by Tom Darling that overlooks the town of Sonoma. White pepper, raspberry, and layers of earth form a delicious, light-bodied core that’s aromatically floral and inviting and ultimately delicious. Foot-stomped and 100% whole-cluster fermented, 30% of that carbonic, it aged 11 months in neutral French oak. This is a delightfully quaffable wine that’s still complex and interesting, well worth your time. Drink now through 2034."
