Steiner Creek Vineyard

The Steiner Creek Vineyard is located on the Phelan Ranch three miles north of Cambria in San Luis Obispo County. Members of the Phelan family have farmed the ranch for four generations and in 2007 Greg Phelan planted 13.25 acres of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Presqu’ile is one of two wineries that harvested the first crop of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from this site in 2010.

Bien Nacido Vineyard

Bien Nacido is one of the Santa Maria Valley’s most legendary growing sites. Despite its close proximity to Presqu’ile, the vineyard’s fruit leads to vastly different wines. The site was originally planted in 1973 by the Millar family. The soils are dense and rocky with clay and sandstone. We find this produces a structured, fruit driven wine. Our Chardonnay comes from W and I Block and our Pinot Noir comes from G Block and Block 44. 

Presqu’ile Vineyard

After an extensive search that spanned the West Coast of the United States, the Murphy family acquired an ideal unplanted 200-acre property in the hills of the Santa Maria Valley in 2007. Located sixteen miles from the Pacific Ocean, with the majestic San Rafael Mountains looming in the background, these ancient sand dunes were planted with an emphasis on diversity. 

To achieve this vision, the family mapped the site’s deep sandy soils, distinct airflows, patterns of sunlight patterns, hillside expositions and various elevations. With the insights derived from these measurements, the Murphys planted the vineyard in a way that maximized the diversity of row directions, spacing, clones, and rootstocks. To further augment the site’s diversity with older vines, Presqu’ile later acquired an adjacent 11-acre parcel of Clone 777 and 667 Pinot Noir vines planted in 2001. The resulting vineyard site is a winemaker’s dream, offering a treasure trove of individual blocks and sections that showcase a variety of unique terroirs and  microclimates.

Sanford and Benedict Vineyard

The Sanford and Benedict Vineyard is one of the most historic vineyard sites in California and is credited with establishing the Santa Rita Hills as one of the best terroirs for cool-climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the United States. This historic vineyard is situated a mere 10 miles from the ocean and is dominated by clay-loam soils. Our Chardonnay is sourced from the original own-rooted plantings, which were first established in 1973. We additionally source a bit of Pinot Noir from the vineyard’s 4d block, which is located just below the iconic original barn and is planted to the Dijon Clone 943.

Rancho Ontiveros Vineyard

The Ontiveors family has been farming in the Santa Maria Valley for nine generations. This small, 8-acre vineyard was planted in 1997 on sandy loam soils and is located at a soaring 700 feet above sea level on an east- west -orientated bench between the Pacific Ocean and the San Rafael Mountains. We source our Pinot Noir from this unique, windswept vineyard site, which is dedicated to Swan, Benedict, 115, and 2A clones.