Pinot Noir grapes for Gryphon come from the estate Larklinn Ranch; 120 acres nestled in the ‘deep end’ of Anderson Valley, California. The rolling hills on which the vineyard is planted are graced with abundant sunlight and cool afternoon breezes blowing in from the Mendocino coast. Our land is bordered by tall redwoods and traversed by a year round creek. The lowlands support a pond, a century old fruit orchard and some beautiful old barns built by John Guntley in about 1912 when the property was known as “Horse Haven”.

Jonathan O'Bergin purchased the property in January 2000 and immediately set about to plant 7 acres of Pinot Noir grapes. The first significant harvest (4 tons) was in 2003 from which Jonathan made his Gryphon Reserve that year. Gryphon wines are made only from estate grapes, which are sustainably grown, without chemical In 2004 only, some Santa Lucia Highland fruit was added in) O'Bergin is in the process of getting Larklinn organically certified. The wines may be purchased on the website.