Morlet Family Vineyards

Beginning with the 2006 vintage, Luc & Jodie Morlet have been handcrafting vineyard designated wines and unique cuvées of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from the Napa Valley as well as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, a Proprietary white Bordeaux-style blend and a Late Harvest Sémillon from Sonoma County. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines.

By taking old world pri...

Morlet Family Vineyards uses sustainable, organic and biodynamic winegrowing methods in its own vineyards in Knights Valley. This is in keeping with Luc Morlet’s minimalist approach to winemaking which includes letting the indigenous yeast conduct fermentation naturally so as to preserve the unique flavors and aromas characteristic of the vineyard site. With its own vineyards as well as with its growers’, Morlet Family Vineyards strives to use...

The winemaking approach of Morlet Family Vineyards starts in the vineyards. Particular attention is given from the preparation of the soils before planting to canopy management and harvest. The fruit is carefully hand-picked at physiological ripeness and gently carried over to the winery in small lugs by refrigerated truck. A double sorting of the fruit cluster by cluster, and then berry by berry assures that only the very best fruit is used.