Nadi is an homage to Scot Bilbro’s partner Lisa, who he says “creates as naturally and ceaselessly as she breathes, brightening all around her.”  Her path from Germany to India, Africa, and California is strewn with beauty. This Dry Riesling comes from a special vineyard in the Cienega Valley appellation inland of Monterey, California. These old, dry farmed, head pruned vines produce a small but concentrated crop. The second oldest Riesling in California, this block was planted in 1964. This wine shows white peach and apricot on the nose with an oyster shell minerality and waxy honeycomb aromas to provide depth and complexity. Long and mouth coating richness gives way to a tingly, lemon tart sensation before finally leaving the palate clean and fresh. It is bone dry yet generous, with exceptional clarity and verve befitting its namesake.

The fruit for this wine comes from the Wirz Vineyard (pictured above), four hours’ drive south and also atop the San Andreas Fault. Planted in 1965 and now hand-tended by Pat Wirz, these dry-farmed vines are among the oldest remaining Riesling vines in California. These gnarled old vines rest at about 1,000 feet of elevation in the Gabilan Mountains, 25 miles east of Monterey Bay, on a bed of decomposed granite and limestone.