Our Vineyard Sources
We think of these ultra select coastal vineyards as “wine nurtured by the sea.”
Split Rock Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
Split Rock is located in the Sonoma Coast growing region on the west side of Sonoma Mountain. Its rocky soils combine with winds from the Petaluma Gap to create a challenging growing environment, but one that consistently produces great fruit.
Most of the vineyard has optimal southwest exposure and is a very high density planting with over 2000 vines per acre. Chardonnay clones 95 and 76 from this cool climate vineyard blend to create a complex, complete wine with concentrated fruit and excellent natural acidity. Pinot Noir from this cool climate site are very dark, feature dark cherry and have an excellent tannin and acid backbone required for aging.
Our Wines From
Split Rock Vineyard
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2007 August Truth Chardonnay
Released August 8, 2009
2008 August Truth Chardonnay
Released August 21, 2010
2008 August Truth Pinot Noir
Released August 21, 2010
2009 August Truth Chardonnay
To be released August 2011
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Hayley Vineyard
Anderson Valley, Mendocino
The fog and cool temperatures that push in from the Pacific make Hayley Vineyard an ideal location for growing Pinot Noir. The vineyard is on the eastern slope off of 128, located halfway between Boonville and Philo in Anderson Valley.
This 34-acre site is planted to Dijon clones 115, 667 and 777 along with small amounts of Pommard and Martini. In 2007, management of the vineyard was taken over by Premier Pacific Vineyards, a spare-no-expense viticulture team of which we are proud to be affiliated.
Our Wines From
Hayley Vineyard
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2009 August Truth Pinot Noir
To be released August 2011
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 2008 PINOT NOIR
Split Rock Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
Dark and brooding black fruit dominates the nose with hints of cherry and florals. Depth and complexity on the palate complemented by good acidity and subtle tannins lead to a long, lingering finish.
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 2008 CHARDONNAY
Split Rock Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
Lovely honeyed-melon notes with pineapple and tropical undertones emerge followed by well integrated oak and a long, lingering finish.
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From the moment we launched August Truth, our guiding principle has been In Vino Veritas – truth in wine. We narrowed our focus to craft wines which best express the natural characteristics of the very unique pinot noir and chardonnay grapes grown in our specially selected coastal vineyards between the Pacific Ocean and inland valleys.
Our partner in this venture has been the incredibly talented and knowledgable team – led by Winemaker ADAM SMITH – at CRUSHPAD in San Francisco. More than a custom crush facility, CRUSHPAD has assisted us in all stages of the process, from securing harvests from hard-to-access vineyards like Hein in Anderson Valley and Gap's Crown in Sonoma County, to guiding us on cooperage and bottling.
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Split Rock is located in the Sonoma Coast growing region on the west side of Sonoma Mountain. Its rocky soils combine with winds from the Petaluma Gap to create a challenging growing environment, but one that consistently produces great fruit. 
The fog and cool temperatures that push in from the Pacific make Hayley Vineyard an ideal location for growing Pinot Noir. The vineyard is on the eastern slope off of 128, located halfway between Boonville and Philo in Anderson Valley. 
Our partner in this venture has been the incredibly talented and knowledgable team – led by Winemaker