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Bill Wathen and Dick Doré have been making wine together since 1985, when they founded Foxen at Rancho Tinaquaic. Their grapes are SIP Certified and sustainably farmed. The 2020 Pinot Noir is a powerhouse—still tightly wound in 2025, with tremendous tension and broad-shouldered, sinewy tannins. Dark cherry fruit interlaces with incense and espresso bean aromas, while tangy tangerine peel and blood orange acidity bring freshness and lift. The finish is long and textured, with notes of dusty cocoa powder and cherry pit.

From Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard in Santa Maria Valley, this old‑vine Chenin Blanc offers an intriguing nose of fragrant, freshly cut green herbs and tangy lime zest. On the light- to medium-bodied palate, white peach and apricot notes emerge, coaxed forward by crushed Marcona almonds, crunchy sea salt, and a firm mid-palate minerality—think crushed chalk. The finish deepens into richer layers of lemon and tangerine oil.

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Bill Wathen and Dick Doré have been making wine together since 1985, when they founded Foxen at Rancho Tinaquaic. Their grapes are SIP Certified and sustainably farmed. The 2020 Pinot Noir is a powerhouse—still tightly wound in 2025, with tremendous tension and broad-shouldered, sinewy tannins. Dark cherry fruit interlaces with incense and espresso bean aromas, while tangy tangerine peel and blood orange acidity bring freshness and lift. The finish is long and textured, with notes of dusty cocoa powder and cherry pit.

From Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard in Santa Maria Valley, this old‑vine Chenin Blanc offers an intriguing nose of fragrant, freshly cut green herbs and tangy lime zest. On the light- to medium-bodied palate, white peach and apricot notes emerge, coaxed forward by crushed Marcona almonds, crunchy sea salt, and a firm mid-palate minerality—think crushed chalk. The finish deepens into richer layers of lemon and tangerine oil.

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