CHARLES WETMORE | Li rmore Valley, California

Our Charles Wetmore Cabernet Sauvignon delivers a sense of place and great expression of our Charles Wetmore single vineyard located in the . These vines produce a Cabernet with bold tannins and ripe fruit characteristics which, when coupled with the natural acidity from the long growing season, create a beautifully elegant and balanced wine. Single Vineyard Collection

RIVA RANCH | Arroyo Seco Monterey, California

The deep, rich soils and extended growing season of the Riva Ranch Vineyard in Arroyo Seco deliver a sense of place to this wine, resulting in a unique combination of tropical, mango and papaya notes. The wine’s apple and pear foundation ensures typicity, and its ripeness allows the wine to stand up to aging in new oak barrels for added elegance and balance. The Wente family is recognized as California’s First Family of Chardonnay for pioneering Chardonnay in America with the first varietally labeled Chardonnay in 1936.

RIVA RANCH | PINOT NOIR Arroyo Seco Monterey, California

We farm eight clones of Pinot Noir with each offering unique flavors, textures and aromatics to the wine. The clones combine to provide the elegance and balance Single Vineyard wines are the purest expression of site specific terroir delivering true varietal character and typicity in the glass. Our family has a deep understanding of each of our exceptional estate vineyards and their capability expected from world class, 100% Pinot Noir. The wine is fruit-driven, providing to provide unique flavors and characteristics. Our dedication to these vineyards has given us the exclusive expertise bright lusciousness with subtle layered complexity on the nose and silky texture on in how to farm these vineyard sites to produce award winning wines. the palate.

© 2016 WENTE VINEYARDS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 0718/WV/RA/11.09.16 CHARLES WETMORE SINGLE VINEYARD RIVA RANCH SINGLE VINEYARD Li rmore Valley, California Arroyo Seco Monterey, California Located between the two major Arroyos in the valley Arroyo del Valle and Arroyo Mocho, ranging in Proximity to the cool, deep waters of the Monterey Bay and the dual wind streams help to moderate the elevation from 460 ft to 735 ft. climate and create an extended growing season that allows cooler weather such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to fully ripen. This also gives the wines a natural balance of sugars and acidity. This vineyard site was chosen for Cabernet Sauvignon because it demonstrated the ideal climate and soil of the Livermore Valley, which allow the vines to reach optimal ripeness resulting in delicious berry The alluvial fan created by the Arroyo Seco River provides deep, gravely loam soils with glistening river rocks and dark fruit flavors. known as "Greenfield Potatoes." These large river rocks impart earthy and mineral qualities to the wine. Named after one of Livermore's most prominent pioneers who brought vine cuttings from many of Over the course of seven years, the Wente Family started a nursery for their own vineyards using UC Bordeaux's top Chateaus to the Livermore Valley. Through the years, only the best of these vines have Davis-certified, disease-free versions of the Wente Clone and other UC Davis vines. This would also help been selected for each new generation. other winegrowers who would eventually come to Arroyo Seco, leading it to become a prized region. The historical planting on this land and the Wente Family’s dedication to this site over time has led to Wente Vineyards farms eight clones of Pinot Noir and six clones of Chardonnay at Riva Ranch, with creating a Cabernet Sauvignon with wonderful depth and intensity. each offering different flavors, textures and aromatics to the wine.

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1882 1889 1912 1981 1963 1983 California’s first agricultural Wetmore's Livermore Valley dry Charles Wetmore brings back The Wente Family Karl L Wente pioneers AVA status granted to the commissioner, Charles white wine put California on the cuttings from Chateau Purchased the Charles Monterey County vineyard Arroyo Seco growing region. Wetmore established Cresta world wine map by winning the Margeaux and plants them in Wetmore Vineyard. plantings. Blanca Vineyards. Grand Prix at the International what would become known as Paris Exposition. the Charles Wetmore vineyard.

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