Chalky soil provides good drainage and excellent mineral balance

Limited topsoil stresses vines and concentrates grapes

Tablas Creek farms organically, and hand-hoeing controls weeds.

Tablas Creek uses frost-prevention fans in early spring to protect against radiation frosts, where cold air settles near the surface

A view up through a row of Grenache Noir just before harvest

In the autumn, the leaves turn golden on the vines as the vines prepare to enter dormancy