- Location: Sonoma Coast, California
- Elevation: 730-750 feet
- Proximity to the Pacific Ocean: 5.1 miles
- Row Orientation: Planted North West to South East on a relatively flat exposure
- Clones: Pinot Noir Dijon clones 777 & 115 on 3309 rootstock
- Soil: Sandstone, siltstone
- Geological Formation: Ohlson Ranch Formation
- Age: Late Eocene, 50 Million years
- Spacing 8′ x 5′
- Vine age: 14 years
- 3 miles from the Northern edge of where the Sonoma Coast appelation ends & Mendocino County begins
Farmed by the talented Ulises Valdez, Campbell Ranch is considered a maritime vineyard much like Hirsch & McDougall Ranch. It’s elevation (much like the prior two sites) allows for a tighter diurnal shift of daytime till nighttime temperatures which allows us to pick earlier and maintain freshness along with lower alcohol levels. The low-vigor site is contracted by the acre and farmed to our specific requirements which include two canes and either one or two spurs, minimal leafing & little to no irrigation.