Garys’ Vineyard
(1.45 acres contracted)

This is a hot new vineyard located in the Santa Lucia Highlands and is a partnership between Gary Pisoni and Gary Franscioni. The bud wood for Garys' vineyard came from the Pisoni vineyard, just eight miles down the road, which came from the famous "La Tache" vineyard in Burgundy. This is a young vineyard that will continue to improve with age.

Pisoni Vineyard
(1.14 acres contracted; camper section own rooted)

An instant success, this vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands just south of Salinas is producing some amazing wines from an array of top Pinot Noir producers. The bud wood for the Pisoni vineyard came from the famous "La Tache" vineyard in Burgundy. This vineyard is coming into its prime with age and is producing dark expansive wines with firm structure meant for aging.

 The key to wine quality is superior grapes; therefore Capiaux Cellars only produces wines from judiciously selected vineyards. All the vineyards that we purchase grapes from are contracted on a "by-the-acre" rather than a "per-ton" basis. We pay a set fee for the acreage guaranteeing the grower cash for his crop regardless of the tonnage. This allows us to prune, shoot-thin, and drop crop as we see fit.

Widdoes Vineyard
(1.34 acres contracted)

The Widdoes vineyard is located between the towns of Graton and Occidental in the Russian River Valley appellation. The cool temperate growing conditions allow the grapes from this 15-year-old, vertical-trained, dry-farmed vineyard to ripen slowly and evenly. At this vineyard the Beringer clone Pinot Noir is planted which consistently produces a wine of structure and balance.

Freestone Hill Vineyard
(1.9 acres contracted)

This vineyard is in an exciting new viticultural area located on the outskirts of the Russian River appellation bordering on the Sonoma Coast appellation in the town of Freestone. Many of the high-end Pinot Noir producers have planted impressive Pinot Noir vineyards in this cool coastal area. The newer French clone 115 on the low vigor rootstock, 101-14, is planted in this vineyard and is a proven producer of high quality Pinot Noir. This is a young vineyard that will continue to improve with age.