Cannonball Wine Company
Cannonball Wine Company was founded in 2006 by longtime winemaker Dennis Hill and former attorney turned wine entrepreneur Yoav Gilat. Dennis is a Sonoma County native from a family with a long viticultural tradition in the region. The iconic label image of a child doing a ‘Cannonball’ refers to jumping into the water with your knees tucked into your chest in order to make a big splash and get your nearby friends as wet as possible.
The Cannonball name and label symbolize the uninhibited and pure spirit of a child having fun. This is the soul of Cannonball Wine Company: life - and wine - should befun! And it is exactly this pure and uninhibited spirit that animates Dennis and Yoav’s passion to produce honest, high quality wines at great prices that are fun to drink.
We hope a splash of Cannonball winewill make you smile like a big kid doing Cannonballs - and don’t forget to share a splash or two with yourfriends!
| Website | www.drinkcannonball.com/ |
|---|---|
| Wine Maker | Ondine Chattan |
| Country | America |
| Region | California |
| Appellation | California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast, Dry Creek Valley |
From this Winery
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The palate is focused but generous echoing the plum and cherry fruit evident on the nose and broadening scope to reveal a briar/boysenberry fruit profile showing a bit of the tanginess expected from red fruit and keeping the palate lively. A wonderful balance of earth tones with hints of graphite and mineral that add dimension to the fruit. The tannins are mild and a classic note of cherry stem brings appeal to the finish.
Our 2021 vintage opens with a nose of mandarin orange, white blossoms, and lychee fruit. On the palate it enters with zesty acidity and freshness displaying Rainier Cherry, strawberry, and guava accented by more savory notes of herbs de Provence and an attractive and cooling sea spray finish, reminiscent of the fog that blankets Sonoma County's vineyards. A lively and crowd-pleasing easy sipper, this wine will show at its best when youthful and chilled.
Our 2020 Sauvignon Blanc program took us across an exciting range of appellations encompassing the sunny Dry Creek Valley, windswept Monterey, and the lofty elevation of Lake Countyʼs Mt. Konocti neighborhood. Our Dry Creek Valley vineyard reliably delivers flavors in the tropical spectrum, rounded out by the citrus notes found in Lake County. Grounding and bringing dimension to the blend are the racy, crisp green notes contributed by sourcing where Montereyʼs ʻthermal rainbowʼ affords a spectrum of climatic influences, notably wind, that create just the right amount of stress to achieve balance in flavor and fruit chemistry.
White blossoms, citrus pith, and tender pea shoots frame more dominant notes of fleshy lychee and peach.
The crisp acidity keeps the palate lively and lifted with citrus and apricot on the palate that culminates in an attractive lingering mineral finish.
We love the vibrance and liveliness of fruit sourced from coastal vineyards in Mendocino, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Sonoma with their fog-blanketed mornings, sunny afternoons, and breezy evenings. Loamy soils and deficit irrigation coupled with sustainable farming practices provide balanced growing conditions and production of distinctive and superior fruit.
Bright fruit takes the lead with spiced pear, green apple, and lemon notes, underscored by a delicate floral scent. Toasty barrel aging elements are expressed as graham cracker, biscuit, and Dulche de leche.
Flaxen in color with the vibrant hint of green and sourced from our favorite sites in Californiaʼs Central and North Coasts, this Chardonnay displays an approachable and ever-food-friendly cool climate fruit profile. It's full and warm on the entry with floral accents, tangy lemon curd, and crème brulee notes. The mid-palate flaunts the smoothness of honeydew melon, the lifted acidity of juicy pineapple, and the richness of honey. On the finish, French oak aging is unveiled with notes of caramel, meringue and flaky pastry richness.
Our sourcing takes us to the most breathtaking vineyard sites in California in pursuit of richly textured, juicy parcels of fruit for our flagship Cabernet. Combing Sonoma County, roaming Mendocino and Lake County, cruising south to San Benito, Monterey and the Central Coast - we seek distinctive Cabernet lots to layer into this blend. This diversity creates a richly textured, elegantly nuanced, berry-drenched wine.
The palate opens with generous plum, cherry, boysenberry, and red currant fruit. Soft, smooth tannins midpalate with a dense core of fruit and layered with oak-derived notes of coffee, toffee, and toast.
Our Angels & Cowboys Brut Rose is crafted in the traditional Methode Champenoise, known in the Anglophone wine world as the Traditional Method. This method consists of allowing a wine to go through a second fermentation inside the bottle which produces small, fine bubbles and a creamy mouthfeel.
Iconic Champagne varieties of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier were sourced from our favorite vineyards in Northern California, including Mendocino and Sonoma counties, to produce this delicate and complex Brut Ros Each exemplify the terroir of the region and contribute their unique flavor profiles and aromas to our blend. After our wine completes 12-month en tirage (aging on the lees), a traditional dosage of liqueur d.expedition is added for balance and complexity. The Rose base wine blend contains sixteen percent reserve wine from vintages 2012-2018.
Abundant notes of red raspberry, strawberry, and watermelon, coupled with the crisp acidity of citrus lime, elevate the profile of this elegant and approachable Brut Rose Wonderfully fresh, balanced, and complex, our inaugural Brut Rose is the perfect complement for celebrations and festive occasions, social gatherings, seafoods, salads, and lively cuisine.
Our Angels & Cowboys Brut is crafted in the traditional Methode Traditionnelle. This method consists of allowing a wine to go through a second fermentation inside the bottle which produces small, fine bubbles and a creamy mouthfeel.
Iconic Champagne varieties of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay were sourced from our favorite vineyards in Northern California, including Mendocino, Sonoma and Solano counties, to produce this delicate and complex Brut. Each exemplify the terroir of the region and contribute their unique flavor profiles and aromas to
our blend.
After our wine completes 12-month en tirage (aging on the lees), a traditional dosage of liqueur d'expedition is added for balance and complexity. The base wine blend contains 24% reserve wines (from a perpetual reserve).
This Methode Traditionnelle Brut exhibits attractive notes of golden delicious apple and citrus blossom. Fresh and zesty on the entry, the enduring bubbles release fragrant toasted brioche and roasted almond. A creamy finish completes the profile of this elegant blend.
The color is a deep blue/black/red. On the nose there is briar berry compote, blueberry pie, licorice spice, brown cane sugar and dark cherry all wrapped up with a ribbon of toasty French oak. On the palate the wine is juicy and plush with attractive structural tannins, a soft oak framework and abundant blackberry, raspberry, plum, and blueberry fruit. Full-bodied, the fruit and spice components culminate to deliver a tasting experience that is robust but refined.
High Dive is a collaboration between Share a Splash Wine Co. Founder, Yoav Gilat, iconic winemaker, Peter Heitz, and acclaimed winemaker and owner, Palazzo Wines, Scott Palazzo. Limited production, High Dive is crafted from a portfolio of several of the best vineyards in Napa Valley. The wine’s ‘Left Bank’ Bordeaux style blends world - class Cabernet Sauvignon with additional Bordeaux varietals.