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| Our family winery is located in the heart of Sonoma Valley, a short one hour drive north of San Francisco. Emerging like a gothic blast from the past out of acres of rolling vineyards and pastoral calm, our 16,000 square foot French Normandy winery is known as "the castle" around the world. Originally designed as our family home, the contractor and designer in me got carried away and it quickly became clear that the architectural showpiece was much better suited to house our planned winery. | Santa Rosa, CA
Phone: (707) 833-2330
Website: http://www.ledson.com
Appellation: Sonoma Coast
Map to Ledson Winery & Vineyards
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Chardonnay
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2004 Chardonnay, Carneros Reserve
Carneros Region
Aromas of apples and peaches lead into a smoky, vanilla finish. Two different fermentation processes lend complexity and richness to this wine. The wild yeast fermentation brings f ... moreorth subtle fruit nuances while the prise de mousse fermentation highlights the bolder citrus flavors of lemon and grapefruit.
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Chardonnay
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2005 Mendocino Chardonnay Reserve
Mendocino
Mendocino County is highly respected for its Chardonnay grapes. Typical of the region, our 2005 Mendocino Chardonnay is crisp and bold with generous fruit flavors. The long, cool g ... morerowing season produces wonderful acidity, while delicate flavors of fuji apple, pear, and just a touch of lemony citrus linger on the palate. This Reserve selection exhibits an extremely smooth and well-balanced finish. This would be a wonderful food wine and would complement grilled halibut nicely.
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Chardonnay
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2005 Russian River Chardonnay Reserve
Russian River Valley
This Chardonnay is an assemblage of four different clones grown from vineyards along the Russian River. What emerges is a wine generous and complex with upfront flavors of apple, p ... moreeach, pear and melon. Additional aging for this Reserve wine leads to a creamy and buttery texture that lingers throughout the long, toasted vanilla finish. This would pair beautifully with grilled chicken or fish dishes.
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Pinot Noir
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2005 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Reserve
Anderson Valley
The grapes for our Pinot Noir are harvested from six clones in separate vineyards between the towns of Booneville & Filo in the Anderson Valley. Using a classic Burgundy technique, ... more the wine is cap punched two times a day during a long, slow fermentation. The result is a wine with bold flavors of cherry, plum and hints of spice followed by an incredibly silky texture that glides across the palate. This wine pairs well with a variety of foods, including grilled salmon or roast duck.
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Pinot Noir
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2005 Russian River Pinot Noir Reserve
Russian River Valley
The grapes for our Pinot Noir are harvested from four clones in separate vineyards along the sandy soils of the Russian River Valley. Using a classic Burgundy technique, the wine i ... mores cap punched two times a day during a long, slow fermentation. The result is a wine with bold flavors of cherry, plum and hints of spice. Additional aging gives this wine an incredibly silky texture that glides across the palate. I enjoy this wine with grilled salmon in a lemon caper sauce with rosemary potatoes.
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Merlot
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2002 Alexander Valley Merlot Reserve
Alexander Valley
Aromas of bing cherries, followed by a soft, juicy entry filled with subtle tannins and layered with flavors of black cherry, sweet black plums and licorice.
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Merlot
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2003 Alexander Valley Merlot Reserve
Alexander Valley
This Reserve Merlot is a perfect reflection
of the personality of the Alexander
Valley. The nose releases aromas
of bing cherries, followed by a soft,
juicy entry on the pa ... morelate. Flavors of
black cherry, sweet black plums and
chocolate fade into subtle tannins.
This wine makes a strong impression
in the mouth with a very persistent
finish. Try this robust wine with bacon
wrapped venison for a wonderfully
hearty meal.
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Merlot
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2003 Knights Valley Merlot Reserve
Knights Valley
Our Knights Valley Merlot Reserve was hand picked, hand sorted, gently de-stemmed, and fermented with controlled temperatures in a small stainless steel tank to extract full color ... moreand flavor along with rich and subtle tannins. Aromas of ripe cherry with hints of toasty vanilla linger under your nose while flavors of rich, vivacious berry and powerful plum coat your palate. Coupled with round, soft tannins, this wine screams drink me! I enjoy this wine with spicy pork tenderloin or warm, hearty lasagna.
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Merlot
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2004 Estate Merlot Reserve
Sonoma Valley Estate
The grapes for this signature wine come directly from the vineyard on the east side of the Ledson Castle. We let this wine age in the barrel for 30 months, in order to create more ... morelayers of oak structure. This firm structure gives the wine a longer aging potential than our non-reserve wines. Aromas of black cherry, dark chocolate & herbal tea lead you to smooth textures intertwined with flavors of blueberry, cherry liquor & coffee. Enrich your cellar with our crème de la crème for the special occasions that you look forward to year in and year out.
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Merlot
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1996 Estate Merlot Reserve
Sonoma Valley Estate
Plum, currant and cherry flavors on a firm frame.
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Merlot
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1997 Estate Merlot Reserve
Sonoma Valley Estate
Accolade(s):
92 points - Wine & Spirits Magazine
90 points - Connoisseurs' Guide
88 points - Wine Spectator
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88 points - The Wine News
Blueberry, mint and dark chocolate with a silky finish.
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Sangiovese
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2004 Knights Valley Sangiovese Reserve
Knights Valley
Whether you are sitting on your back porch relaxing as the sun is falling behind the hills or you are gathered around a table for a family dinner, Sangiovese is a wine to complemen ... moret many occasions. With eucalyptus, strawberries, mocha & brown sugar tantalizing the nose and raspberries encompassed by oak, maple & leather flavors on the palate, our Knights Valley Sangiovese Reserve reveals several layers for reflection. A reserve wine has different meanings for everyone. Whether it be one or a combination of the longer aging in the barrel, low yielding vineyard blocks for more concentrated fruit or a low case production, Reserve Wines represent the best we have to offer.
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Zinfandel
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2003 Dry Creek Zinfandel Reserve
Dry Creek Valley
The fruit for our Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel comes from a small fifty-year old vineyard located at the northern end of the Dry Creek Valley. Luscious black cherry, cigar and leathe ... morer aromas burst into textured flavors of cherry and raspberry followed by black pepper and mint. The additional year of aging in our French Oak barrels, gives the wine a smooth, but complex finish with layers of rich palate coating flavors.
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Zinfandel
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2004 Redwood Valley Zinfandel Reserve
Redwood Valley
The Redwood Valley is about 200 feet higher in elevation and slightly cooler than its neighboring Russian River appellation. This results in a gradual ripening of the fruit, produc ... moreing wines that are refined and complex. Our 2004 Reserve Zinfandel is striking in color with generous and blackberry, plum and black peppercorn flavors, and a background note of spicy oak. Additional aging produces an even smoother, lingering finish. Enjoy this limited production with a special roast duck dinner.
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Zinfandel
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2004 Russian River 'Old Vine' Zinfandel Reserve
Russian River Valley
The fruit for our “Old Vine†zinfandel comes from a small fifty + year old vineyard at the Feeney Ranch along the sandy loam soils off the Russian River. Picking at over 24 bri ... morex when some of the clusters have become raisins make this wine more rich in flavor and full in body. This BIG, BOLD, JAMMY, ZINFANDEL EXPLODES in your mouth with flavors of overripe raspberries, chocolate, black pepper and spicy cloves combine with well-balanced oak makes for a long lingering finish.
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Cabernet Sauvignon
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2004 Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Knights Valley
This Knights Valley Cabernet comes from a vineyard, which encompasses the fog that drifts in late at night and hangs just briefly on the vines in the morning to develop firm acidit ... morey structure in the wine. The heat that pursues the valley during the day ripens the fruit to their full potential with layers of enticing fruit. Bright fruit aromas of blackberry and raspberry combine with a pleasant smokiness. A slight touch of cherry carries to the back of the palate.
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Port
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2000 Madera Port
Madera
Our Madera Port is rich, fruity and complex. Its flavors fill the mouth without being cloying. Aromas of overripe berries are in the forefront, which lead you to flavors of peppery ... more spice and caramel covered hazelnut from oak barrels. Enjoy this port by a roaring fire with a bowl of toasted nuts and a circle of friends. It's the perfect finish to a perfect evening. Luscious fig, raisin and hazelnut flavors exude from this Zinfandel Port.
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Meritage
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2000 Ledson Harmony Club Meritage
Sonoma Valley Estate
Jeff Bridges and Steve Ledson have handcrafted a small amount of an exceptional Meritage reflecting Napa and Sonoma Valley's genuine terroir, the second release in the Harmony Coll ... moreection.
The oak, fruit & tannins in this wine are perfectly integrated showing respected finesse. The nose offers exotic red fruit and the textures are smooth and developed. Sexy and delicious, all dressed up with grace and pride.
Proceeds of this special wine will be donated to the Harmony Foundation for Children.
No case discount available.
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Sauvignon Blanc
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2006 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Napa Valley
Our Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc has aromas of passion fruit, green apple & pear that delve into the flavors on the palate of grapefruit with reminiscence of the passion fruit & gre ... moreen apple from the aromatics. The finish brings out apple & pear with layers of lemon-lime & a light mineral aspect.
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Barbera
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2004 Red Hills Barbera
Lake County
Grown in the rocky soil of the Red Hills appellation, this wine is strong, robust and full-bodied. Its deep, garnet shade enriches the glass as you swirl the wine in your glass. Th ... moree aromatics are that of cherry cheesecake, vanilla and hazelnut crème lead your palate to that of fleshy cherries, mild oak, well-balanced acidity and vanilla spice. The finale of this enticing tincture is clean, focused with subtle oak tannins. It would pair well with a Carbonada (Braised Beef With Onions and Red Wine).
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Malbec
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2003 Malbec, Diamond Ridge
Lake County
Grown atop the Diamond Ridge, the grapes for this Malbec were hand-selected with great care. These very fragile and thin-skinned grapes require a lot of sun and heat. The result is ... more a very big wine with intense flavors of plum, pepper and coffee. Would pair nicely with steak or other red meats.
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Updated on August 9, 2007
CrazyAboutWine recommends contacting Ledson Winery & Vineyards at http://www.ledson.com or calling (707) 833-2330 to verify the winery's location.
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