This Wine is sold in boxes of six or cases of 12

 A complement to Famous Gate Pinot Noir, Avant Garde is the first new wine produced by Domaine Carneros for seven years. Intensely aromatic with hints of orange rind, violets, rose petals, anise and vanilla. This wine was fermented in open top fermenters and aged for 10 months in French oak barrels.

Owned and run by Champagne Taittinger, Domaine Carneros is rapidly becoming one of California’s hottest Pinot Noir producers. The majestic Chateau stands in the heart of the Carneros appellation and houses the Domaine Carneros winery. Claude Taittinger, president of Champagne Taittinger, travelled in the Carneros as a young man and recognized the potential of this beautiful area to produce world class Pinot Noir. With the completion of Domaine Carneros in 1989, his dream of a prestigious Californian winery became a reality.