Chalone

Perched in the remote Gavilan Mountain Range, 1,800 feet above California's Salinas Valley, this rugged vineyard sits at the base of an extinct volcano bordering the Pinnacles National Park. Chalone Vineyard’s focuses on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. They also produce limited amounts of Pinot Blanc, Chenin Blanc, and Syrah. All their estate wines are grown and bottled at the estate, meaning they control everything from vine to bottle.

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ONE OF A KIND

Chalone winery is the one and only vineyard in the Chalone American Viticultural Area (AVA), a federally designated area that has climatic, geologic and geographic features that distinguish it from the land surrounding it.

NATURE'S PART

Although the Chalone appellation is part of Monterey, it sits above the fog that shrouds the Salinas Valley for much of the day. During the growing season, the fog usually burns off early morning at Chalone, leaving intense sunlight in its wake.

TERROIR

Most California winegrowers did not pay much attention to terroir. Dick Graff recognized that Chalone Vineyard’s soil composition was significantly like that of Burgundy and set out to produce great wines in which true terroir could be tasted.