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Laurel Glen is divided into three regions: Sonoma Mountain Estate Cabernet, California Heartland reds, and Argentine old vine cabernet and malbec from the province of Mendoza. Each region is comprised of two wines: special lot selection and vineyard blend. Vineyards are sustainably farmed and winemaking is traditional and non-interventionist. All Laurel Glen wines reflect their vineyard origins, and are consciously made to favor depth and complexity over fruit-forward expression.
SONOMA MOUNTAIN ESTATE - Patrick and Faith Campbell began farming Laurel Glen in 1977. The vineyards, most of which were replanted in 1968, now encompass some 35 acres in 9 contiguous blocks on the red, rocky, volcanic eastern facing slopes of Sonoma Mountain at the 1000' elevation above Glen Ellen. Average yield in these sparse soils is 1.5 - 2.5 tons per acre. Farming is organic and meticulous. Laurel Glen and Counterpoint are 100% cabernet sauvignon
CALIFORNIA HEARTLAND - In the latter part of the 1800s, the pioneer grape growers planted out the rich lands of California's interior to the traditional grapes of their homelands. Today, the region of Lodi, on the cooler and less fertile margin of the Valley near the Sacramento River delta, is still home to scores of these heritage vineyards that thrive in its sandy/gravelly soils. Here we farm carignane, petite syrah, and zinfandel vineyards for REDS and !ZaZin.
