What's So Special About

Our Soils

Our two vineyards have similar yet different soil compositions. The largest difference is in the drainage of our top layer of soil which enables us to vary our fruit selection depending on the growing season.

Alluvial and were deposited by ocean water millions of years ago

Contains three layers: clay, silt with cobbles, and pure sand

Extremely fertile and permeable

Vineyard Before Planting

: High concentration of cobbles in this high mountain desert

Soil Cross Section

: Our two vineyards (El Zorro and Las Piedras) have similar soil composition but with different depths
: 10-20” of clay with ~24” of silt and cobbles and pure sand below
: Extremely healthy root structure

Soils Video

: Check out this short video showing the pure sand that produces our top tier grapes.