Robert Talbott

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53 West Carmel Valley Road
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
831-675-3000

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In 1982, Robb Talbott began planting his original Diamond T Estate vineyard on a cold, windswept mountaintop in Carmel Valley. Conventional wisdom was against him, and many said the steep, exposed site with its massive shale boulders was too cold, too difficult to plant and too challenging to grow on. But Robb had a visiona vision he held on to as he prepared the cliff-side vineyard by hand, breaking apart its massive boulders with a 12-pound sledgehammer. It all began with my first taste of a great Burgundy, says Robb. That experience profoundly shaped my palate, and as I grew older I knew that I wanted to create unique and exceptional Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. Wines that took their inspiration from the traditions of Burgundy, but had their roots in Californias soils.