A natural Merlot from Bennett ValleySonoma County’s smallest AVA, framed by Sonoma Mountain and planted on volcanic soils rich in iron and potassium. Made by Sara Morgenstern and David Rothschild, veterans of California’s natural wine movement, with zero additives, native yeast, and no new oak. The fruit is harvested under a full moon, in keeping with the biodynamic-influenced philosophy. This is Merlot stripped of convention: medium-bodied, herb-inflected, with the savory edge that Bennett Valley’s cool climate and volcanic soils deliver.