United States · California

AldenAlli

AldenAlli is a small California producer focused on vineyard-designate bottlings primarily from Sonoma and Santa Barbara County, founded by winemaker Alden Ames. The estate's most distinctive wine at auction is the Limerick Lane Vineyard Zinfandel from the Russian River Valley, a block planted in 1910 that delivers extraordinary old-vine concentration from iron-rich red soils. At $35 average across 40 lots with the 2015 vintage leading transactions, the Limerick Lane Zinfandel is positioned at the accessible end of collectible California old-vine Zinfandel. The Chardonnay is the highest-priced wine in the portfolio at $106 average across 28 lots—a relatively premium price point reflecting either high critical scores or very limited production. The 2018 vintage leads Chardonnay transactions. The Pinot Noir averages $61 across 8 lots. Total portfolio average of $76 across 200 lots reflects modest production volumes and consistent quality across the range. The maximum of $275 indicates limited upward price pressure in the secondary market. AldenAlli represents a California micro-producer model: small lots from specific, often old-vine vineyard sources, priced above commodity California but well below the cult-producer tier, attracting buyers who track individual vineyard sites rather than producer names. The Limerick Lane block's century of vine age is a rare documented asset in California's auction record.