Bennett Valley Cellars

Marisol is awesome, love the selection, puchased a bottle of chardonnay. Will come here again! Excellent customer service.

I’m somewhat familiar with the geography and climate of the Bennett Valley. It’s my pick of the places to be «discovered» for chardonnay and pinot in the next few years. Okay, so Matanzas Creek has the BV firmly on the map already, and they do a good job with sauvignon blanc in particular. But BVC has stepped up to offer the valley’s Burgundian style wines to Joe Public sans appointment, although you have to go to downtown Sonoma for the experience. It’s worth it. The wines are all balanced, minimal or no oak, plenty of terroir on offer in the pinots especially. The winemaker is an Aussie, apparently. Her taste is definitely on the European side and for me it works quite well. Everything from the label to the nose to the finish is approachable. No pretense here, just solid, well-​rounded wines at a decent price. Personally I wish there was more information on the vineyards themselves available in the tasting room, but that’s because I know the valley and I’m curious to see how the hot, dry years in the BV compare to the better-​known local regions for pinot/​chard, such as Carneros and the Anderson Valley. For the price, the wines of BVC could be a good option. If they can hold on to their current winemaker then the next few years will be interesting. Get in before the crowd!

Loved the service and the pours were generous! Currently they have 2 Chardonnays and 2 Pinots. Highly recommend

Opened here, just ½ block off the Sonoma plaza, October 2014. This is the former location of Chanticleer books.
Bennett Valley cellars makes just 4 wines. 2 Chardonnay and 2 pinot noir. To taste all the cost is $ 10. Buy more than $ 30 of wine and the tasting fee is waived. The wines are good quality. They have the fruit forward style that I enjoy. The lower priced pinot noir, $ 24 (my favorite here) is brightly colored, has a nose full of cherry-​berry, mild tannins, and a bright flavor. Currently selling the 2012 vintage. It’s still young in the bottle. We let the wine sit in the glass 30 minutes while we blabbed (It was a very slow day, we were the only visitors during a 75 minute visit). The pinot opened up nicely, very enjoyable.
Tasting room is small. Putting more than 12 people in there would be a crowd.
We met the nicest server. She was knowledgeable, smart, a world traveler, & entertaining.
No wine club membership plan.