2023 One True Vine Summer Dreams Martian Pink Rose of Pinot Noir

One True Vine Fortunate Son is one of the newer luxury cuvées from Jayson Woodbridge, one of Napa Valley’s most successful iconoclasts. Woodbridge is a one-time Canadian military paratrooper and investment banker who turned himself into a world class winemaker and wine entrepreneur based, mostly, in the Napa Valley. Woodbridge is the force behind such wildly diverse labels as Layer Cake, a portfolio of modestly priced international wines, Cherry Pie and the prestige Cabernet Sauvignon Hundred Acre. Woodbridge owns vineyards in various locations in Napa Valley, including St. Helena, Calistoga and Howell Mountain. Fortunate Son, like most of his luxury labels, is generally available only through a mailing list. Reviewers have been complimentary. Robert M. Parker Jr. has noted that “Woodbridge makes some of the most unique, deeply personal wines in Napa Valley. Very late harvests and minimal intervention in the cellar, including no rackings until bottling, are just some of the choices that inform these wines… (Woodbridge’s) no-holds-barred Cabernets aren’t for everyone, but they are compelling and highly individualistic, just like Woodbridge himself.”

Sonoma Coast AVA runs from San Pablo Bay in the south to Mendocino County in the north. It includes 7,000 vineyard acres and earned AVA status in 1987. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean means it gets double the rainfall of nearby inland appellations and the ocean gives the appellation a relatively cool climate. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir can thrive in these conditions, and there are numerous producers making critically acclaimed Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.