Spring 2026
Release details
Spring 2026 Release
Our first wine, now six years evolved, released alongside our most fragrant Syrah.
The 2020 vintage marked our beginning—our inaugural release. Now, as a library release, this Wine Enthusiast Top 100 selection returns alongside the elegant, Northern-Rhone style 2023 Syrah—shaped by Ventura County's fifth-wettest year in over a century. Two expressions of the mountain, each telling a different story.
2020 Vintage
Why This Vintage Matters
The 2020 harvest marked the inaugural vintage at Ojai Mountain. The vines were planted in 2018, and we approached this season as an essential year of learning and establishing a foundation for the decades ahead.
Six years of evolution
What began as an experiment has grown into a wine that reflects the promise of the site.
Six years from harvest, the 2020 Estate Red has deepened beautifully. “Broad in stature but balanced and calibrated,” writes Vinous—a wine shaped by time without losing its edge. This library release offers a rare opportunity to taste where we began.
Wine Enthusiast (93 Points, Top 100 Cellar Selection)
“It's firmly built, featuring mountaintop-influenced tannins that will last for years. It's the inaugural vintage of one of the more interesting estates to come to California in years.”
Ojai Mountain
2020 Estate Red
Our inaugural vintage — a modern Bordeaux-Rhône blend with notes of cassis, blackberries, and tart cherries, lifted by an iron-edged freshness. Structured, flavorful, and built to age. You can lay this one down for years. Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selection.
Top Review
93Wine Enthusiast
Drinking Window
2026 – 2042
Production
264 cases
A Cool-Season Expression
Syrah is cool-toned and bright, shaped more by structure than ripeness.
For the first time, we co-fermented 12% Grenache Blanc with the Syrah, a technique borrowed from the Northern Rhône that adds subtle lift and aromatic complexity without compromising the wine's savory core.
Erich Bradley, Winemaker:
“I love tension in wine, especially as I get older. It's something that I look for more and more. I used to just look for it in whites, and now I look for it in reds as well.”
Ojai Mountain
2023 Syrah
Perfumed, vibrant, and immediately expressive, with elderflower, lingonberry, tart cherry, and white pepper carried across a polished, silken palate. Vinous 94 Points praised its "impressive textural polish." Drink now–2035.
Top Review
94Vinous
Drinking Window
2026 – 2035
Production
56 cases
Your Questions, Answered
From vineyard visits to our winemaking philosophy—find answers to the most common questions about Ojai Mountain.
The Spring 2026 release includes two estate-grown wines from Ojai Mountain: the 2020 Estate Red and the 2023 Syrah. The 2020 Estate Red is a library release from Ojai Mountain’s inaugural vintage, while the 2023 Syrah is an aromatic, cool-season expression shaped by one of Ventura County’s wettest years in more than a century.
The 2020 Estate Red marks Ojai Mountain’s inaugural vintage. Made from vines planted in 2018, it represents the beginning of the estate’s winemaking story and has evolved beautifully with time. Wine Enthusiast awarded it 93 points and named it a Top 100 Cellar Selection, calling Ojai Mountain “one of the more interesting estates to come to California in years.”
The 2023 Syrah is bright, aromatic, and expressive, with notes of elderflower, lavender, lingonberry, tart cherry, cracked pepper, and subtle graphite. Co-fermented with 12% Grenache Blanc, it has floral lift, polished texture, and a savory finish. Vinous awarded it 94 points, praising its “impressive textural polish.”
The 2020 Estate Red is structured for long-term aging and can be enjoyed now through 2040. The 2023 Syrah is more open and immediately expressive, but still has the balance to cellar gracefully through 2035. Both wines can be enjoyed now, though the Estate Red is especially suited for collectors who want to follow its evolution over time.
The 2020 Estate Red pairs best with rich, savory dishes that complement its dark fruit, firm tannins, and earthy structure. Try it with charcoal-grilled lamb shoulder, braised beef with mushrooms, roasted eggplant, smoked tomato, aged Pecorino, or portobello mushroom pappardelle.
The 2023 Syrah pairs well with dishes that highlight its floral aromatics, fine tannins, and peppery freshness. It is especially strong with seared duck breast, tart apples, fresh mint, pepper-crusted lamb loin, grilled mushrooms, and dishes seasoned with cracked black pepper or herbs.