GAEA vintage record
3 wines, one growing season.
The 2025 vintage brings the current GAEA method into sharp focus: a multi-yeast Cabernet kept as purposeful separate lots through élevage, a tropical sur-lie Sauvignon Blanc, and a Mohr-Fry Zinfandel whose fortified style is still being resolved through cellar trials.
Individual cellar records
Every wine from 2025
Each card opens its own
Markdown-backed journal page.
Jericho Canyon Cabernet
The most technically ambitious GAEA Cabernet to date: a Prelude start, four finishing yeasts, separate free run and press, four élevage lots, and repeat bench blending.
- Source
- Jericho Canyon · Calistoga
- Record
- Bench blending
Mohr-Fry Fortification Lot
An active Mohr-Fry Lodi Zinfandel fortification lot, managed through separate BDX, D254, and BM4X4 paths with sweetness and spirit timing treated as cellar decisions.
- Source
- Mohr-Fry · Lodi
- Record
- Fortification and élevage
Victory Lap
The benchmark GAEA white: an Oak Knoll sur-lie Sauvignon Blanc with tropical fruit, creamy palate weight, integrated acidity, and a long finish.
- Source
- Ryan’s Vineyard · Oak Knoll District · Napa Valley
- Record
- Bottle evaluation
The Cabernet and Sauvignon Blanc have established identities. The fortified Zinfandel remains deliberately marked in progress until its final spirit, sweetness, blend, and bottling specifications are confirmed.