Our Vineyards
| Lynch Valley Ranch (Somerston) Vineyard |MDR (Mélanges du Rhone) Vineyard | UVAS Creek Vineyard
Sensorium wines reflect the notion of terroir, of wines with a sense of place. The quality of our wine is directly connected to the earth in which it is grown. Through a combination of deft detective work, connections established through years of hands-on winemaking experience, negotiation, and no small amount of luck, we have chosen these fine vineyards to realize our unique vision of winemaking.
Lynch Valley Ranch Vineyard (Now somerston)
The 100 acre Lynch Valley Ranch Vineyard is located in the hills east of Rutherford in the south end of Chiles Valley (Napa Valley appellation). Block 1A was planted in 2000 and contains closely spaced, vertically trellised Clone 4 Cabernet Sauvignon on 101-14 rootstock. Located on a steep hillside with thin, red soils and a southwestern exposure, it provides an excellent environment for grapes to grow.
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MdR (Mélanges du Rhone) Vineyard
This small vineyard is located southeast of Paso Robles, California in the cool area known as the Templeton Gap. The Templeton Gap is a low point in the Coastal Range that allows sea breezes to cool the vineyards in the afternoon. Planted to the Syrah Noir and 877 clones on tight 4 x 6 foot spacing on a vertical trellis, it yielded only 2 tons per acre. Our winemaker, Jeff Ritchey, has worked with vineyard manager/owner Jim Allen for many years and identified this vineyard as something special. As a result of this relationship, Sensorium Wines was able to purchase the 2005 and future harvests from this vineyard.
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Uvas Creek Vineyard
This amazing vineyard is, hands down, one of the finest Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains, if not California. Located on a river bench below the Uvas Dam, it produces grapes of incomparable depth and flavor. Expertly tended and manicured by Bill Holt, the resulting grapes create wine with a concentration rarely seen in wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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