Solomon Hills is the sister property to Bien Nacido, also owned and farmed by the Miller family. This vineyard sits on the opposite side of the Santa Maria Valley from Bien Nacido and is significantly closer to the ocean. The vines grow on rolling hills of ancient sand dunes and are constantly impacted by cold winds and salty ocean fog. Wines from Solomon Hills are always distinctive and wildly aromatic, combining crunchy berry fruits with savory, amaro-like herbs and underbrush. This eye-opening release from Cordant is no different. The wine leaps from the glass with just-ripe dark cherry, pomegranate, sassafras, freshly turned earth, and alpine herbs. Lithe and fresh, with linear acidity and tension running through the somewhat briary fruit. Complex, layered, and a wine that draws you back to the glass time and time again.