New and Tribe Releases

2022 Sauvignon Blanc
North Coast - California
13.29% ABV
120 cases produced

Sauvignon Blanc has long been celebrated for its ability to create exceptional white wines. We find that its true potential shines through when it undergoes extended contact with the lees and is aged in the barrel for a minimum of a year. This traditional method, though becoming less common, offers rewards that truly justify the patience it demands.

2023 Trousseau Gris
Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard
Russian River Valley
Sonoma County
 

We were fortunate to source fruit from a renowned vineyard for our first vintage of Trousseau Gris in 2023. This intriguing light-skinned white wine grape, a mutation of the red Trousseau, originated in eastern France and is also known as Gray Riesling. Peter Fanucchi, who runs a legendary multi-generational farm in the Russian River Valley, made a remarkable decision in 1981 to plant an entire block of Trousseau Gris. His foresight has led to the resurgence of this quirky and sought-after variety, marking a new chapter in its history.

This aromatic wine displays flavors of bitter orange, various citrus fruits, white nectarine, and refreshing melon. Its lively acidity, combined with subtle minerality, creates a perfectly balanced wine that enhances any dining experience. Trousseau Gris shines when paired with dishes like creamy shrimp risotto, as its acidity cuts through richness, or with fresh seafood, enhancing their natural flavors. It also complements spicy cuisines effortlessly, making it a delightful choice for adventurous palates.

Trousseau Gris isn’t just a wine; it’s your ticket to a delightful journey of flavors! Whether you’re just making a simple dinner, celebrating a special occasion, or just relaxing on the patio or by the pool, this wine makes every moment a little more special.

2022 Viognier
Knights Valley, Sonoma County
ABV - 13.1%

My dad was an insatiable grape explorer; he wanted to make every variety from every region. Although we produced a few small lots of Viognier over the years for blending, we never created a varietal bottling. It makes me proud and happy to finally complete one of the few unfinished grape expeditions we started together. 

2021 Four Kings
Dry Creek Valley—Sonoma County
14.9% Alcohol By Volume

Four Kings is a grand reserve blend of our finest wines from the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County. It captures our decades if history and embodies our ethos:  to craft honest wines firmly rooted in tradition and reflective of the people and places that make and grow them. Four Kings is truly royal. Not because it’s fit for a King, but because it is a King, and we’re so happy to share it with everyone. This Bordeaux-inspired blend combines four royal grapes— Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec— to create a muscular, fruity, and memorable wine. It’s got big tannins balanced with a fruit-forward nose. This wine is an elegant beast— powerful, gorgeous, and memorable. 

The wine on balance is firmly connected to the many vintages before it:  white cherry, black berry, bramble, and an unaplogetic, endearingly rustic, broad-shouldered charm. This time, there's just a hint more broad warmth through the mid-palate and sweet vanilla and dulce de leche on the nose. Big acidity and firm structure tell you ti check back in reguarly through 2050 or so.

2022 Dolcetto
Paradise Canyon  Farm
North Coast—California
14.7% Alcohol by Volume
 

2022 Mourvèdre
La Sierra Vineyard—Block 8
High Valley—Lake County
California
14.7% Alcohol by Volume

Mourvèdre is hard to find in our neck of the woods, so we ventured  to Shannon Ranch in northesastern Lake County. We were particularly enamored with Block 8 of  La Sierra, where a small block of head-trained immaculately-farmed Mourvedre wraps the western slope of a hilltop and yields incredible fruit for us to make this wine.

Note: This product is not available for purchase to South Dakota Customers.

2021 Winemaker's Handprint Merlot
Sonoma County—California
14.8% Alcohol by Volume

In the beginning, we put our handprints on these bottles so everyone would know it was a Meeker Merlot - big, fruit-forward, full-bodied, and with tannic structure for days. Now you know what kind of wine this is! But we keep handprinting because the bottles are just so darned gorgeous.

And this 2021 Winemaker’s Handprint Merlot is a classic. Dark fruit like currants and cherries marry on the nose with hints of toffee and caramel. The wine explodes on your palate with more cherries, and hints of the best strawberry rhubarb pie you’ve ever had. There’s no shortage of subtle, toasty oak and big, powerful tannins throughout the palate and finish of this wine. This 2018 Handprint will age beautifully and develop more richness and roundness for years to come.

2018 Winemaker’s Handprint
Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma County—California
14.9% Alcohol by Volume

We’re proud to announce the first addition to our Handprint series: the Handprint Cabernet Sauvignon. 

In 1992, when we first started making our Winemaker’s Handprint Merlot, merlot was a denigrated, under-rated varietal. We needed a way to let folks know that we stood by Merlot—that it was a Meeker Merlot. Firm, full-bodied, ready to age for decades. And from the very beginning, folks asked for more Handprints: Cabs, Zins, whatever their favorites were. 

My Dad always said no. Merlot needed and deserved that special attention. Since my Dad passed in 2021, I’ve looked for ways to build on his legacy while continuing to evolve the wines we make and the techniques we use to create them. Today, I’m proud to share a new facet of our unique approach to making Cab. 

We’ve always developing and refining our techniques to make Cab our way; with long aging potential and a classic structure-forward focus. We're excited with what we're calling our "late oak" technique and feel it’s time to give it a new showcase. 

Just like the Handprint Merlot, I handprint every bottle, one at a time. And with a left hand on the front, these bottles will look perfect side by side with a bottle of Handprint Merlot. From our hands to yours—these are Meeker wines we hope will grace your tables when you make core memories with your families and friends.