VINEYARDS
The Vineyards at Royal Oaks, planted in the fall of 1998, are located in Santa Ynez at the intersection of Highway 154 and Roblar Ave. There are a total of 18 acres planted with an additional 8 acres held in reserve for future plantings. The varietals planted at this time are Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Semillon. The Semillon grapes which will be used for blending. Our first harvest was in 2000 and the Estate Sauvignon Blanc produced from those grapes at that time has just been released in May 2003.
Sauvignon Blanc was chosen as the primary varietal of the estate due to the success and recognition received by Brander Vineyard and Gainey Vineyard for their Sauvignon Blancs. Merlot is the secondary varietal planted and will be released later in 2004.
The balance of our grapes are purchased from surrounding vineyards. Using grapes from some of the most prestigious vineyards in Santa Barbara County we are able to produce excellent quality wines. The majority of our Chardonnay is from the White Hawk Vineyard, Los Alamos Vineyard and Rancho Sisquoc Vineyard. The Merlot fruit is purchased from the Los Alamos Vineyards, Westerly Vineyard and Gainey Vineyards. Syrah comes from Meeker Vineyards. The Cabernet Sauvignon is from the Gainey Vineyards. And the Cabernet Franc is from the Westerly Vineyards. Total production in 2002 reached around 8,000 cases.
In 2003, we added a small line of Semi-sweet wines including a White Riesling, Niagara, Muscat and a sweet red wine using the Concord grape. For more details on the wines currently available please click on the WINES section of this website.
