Reeve 2024 Vermentino, Sonoma County

This 2024 Reeve Vermentino doesn’t arrive as relaxed sunshine—it greets you with tension and air. On the nose: grapefruit and starfruit vibrate at the rim of your senses, riding a crest of mineral clarity so sharp it feels carved by coastal fog and stone. It’s not fruit forward—it’s alert.

On the palate, it unfolds with intent. The focus stays taut—a core of citrus flesh suspended in saline tension, underscored by lean texture and disciplined acidity. Not a leanness born of thinness, but of precision: fruit poised, not piled.

Beneath that clarity is place—smoky stone, morning fog, and cool influence. Reeve draws fruit from a mix of sites across Sonoma County, including its own Dry Creek roots and cooler vineyards along the Coast and Sonoma Mountain, blending complexity with coastal tenor. The inclusion of 7% Falanghina loosens the line just enough to lift the structure without diluting tension.

Winemaking embraces nuance. Grapes are fermented and aged across concrete egg, stainless steel, and neutral barrels—less layering, more architecture. At 12.7% ABV, the wine is built for clarity, not warmth—a whisper of Mediterranean varietal elegance refracted through California coast.

This is Vermentino meant to hush, not shout. Open it before a nimble menu—clam linguine, lemon-garlic prawns, chilled fennel salad—or let it stand by quiet conversation in the evening breeze. It doesn’t demand a stage, but it does carve memory.

Reeve 2024 Vermentino—stone and salt, citrus held in tension, Sonoma’s edge in every sip.