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Arnot Roberts

Arnot-Roberts is a négociant and estate winery founded in 2001 by Nathan Roberts and Duncan Meyers in Sonoma County, California, producing a deliberately diverse portfolio of varieties from sites across Northern California with a focus on lower alcohol, higher acidity, and minimal intervention winemaking. The estate's philosophical alignment with the European model — picking earlier, using native yeast, minimizing new oak — set it apart from mainstream California producers and earned early adoption from sommeliers and the natural wine community. The portfolio spans Watson Ranch Chardonnay ($51), Trout Gulch Chardonnay ($69), Peter Martin Ray Pinot Noir ($85), multiple Syrah bottlings including Clary Ranch ($47) and Griffins Lair ($45), a Trousseau ($40), Gamay Noir, and a Gruner Veltliner — an unusually eclectic California range. The Montecillo Cabernet Sauvignon ($119) is the highest-priced bottling, reflecting the prestige of the site. At 106 lots averaging $60, the estate trades well but without significant secondary market premiums, suggesting buyers seek current vintages rather than aged collectibles. The 2015 vintage appears across multiple cuvées as the top vintage, consistent with that year's strong quality across Sonoma and North Coast.