Vineyards
To capture the complexity of our volcanic terroir, we embrace a level of precision, scale and knowledge that reflects the geologic contours of our place.
Nuns Canyon Vineyard
Overview
Altitude
1,198 – 1,578 ft
Soil Composition
Fractured Basalt
Area
58.7 Acres Planted
AVA
Moon Mountain District
Cultivars
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Grenache
Sauvignon Blanc
Details
One of California’s first mountain vineyards and one of its great volcanic sites, Nuns Canyon Vineyard is stunningly steep, elevated within the western slopes of the Mayacamas Mountains between 1,200 and 1,600 feet. Six miles north of Hamel Family Ranch, the 110 acre site’s red iron-rich soil is underlain with gravel and fractured basalt from ancient volcanic eruptions and lava flows. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, and Sauvignon Blanc are grown amidst a myriad of pristine micro-terroirs, where the vines are cooled by high-elevation coastal winds. This vineyard sits within the Moon Mountain District appellation and, since 2018, has been completely dry farmed and certified Biodynamic. It produces Hamel’s most elevated and purest expression of volcanic terroir.
Hamel Estate
Sonoma Valley
The undulating vineyard blocks surrounding the winery and the Estate House occupy a dynamic combination of volcanic soils.
Tres Palmas Vineyard
Sonoma Valley
Seven miles north of the winery, we grow a portion of our white wine grapes in the gently sloping foothills of Sugarloaf Ridge.