A contemporary Sonoma label built around Bennett Valley Syrah and Pinot Noir from Dry Stack Vineyard, owned by Sonoma County native Jeff Jones and crafted by Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars. Bennett Valley's cool season yields a Syrah closer to Crozes-Hermitage than California, poured from a creekside Healdsburg farm.
Aesthete is a contemporary Sonoma label built around Bennett Valley Syrah and Pinot Noir, owned by Sonoma County native Jeff Jones and crafted by Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars. The cool, long growing season of Bennett Valley produces a Syrah profile more reminiscent of Crozes-Hermitage than California — pepper, olive, dark fruit, and firm tannin — and Katz's winemaking brings a modern, polished precision to it. A serious, underrated producer championing one of Sonoma's most underappreciated varietals, now open to the public at a creekside farm in Healdsburg.
Dry Stack Vineyard Pinot Noir, Bennett Valley — An elegant, luminous estate Pinot aged in French oak; one of two Pinots made 'two different ways.'
Barrel-Aged Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Stack Vineyard — The signature wine: a rich, textural Sauvignon Blanc whose 2019 vintage earned 97 points from Wine Advocate — its highest-rated Sauvignon Blanc of the vintage.
Dry Stack Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc — A bright, fresh stainless expression from the acclaimed Rauscedo-clone estate fruit.
Rosé of Pinot Noir, Bennett Valley — A crisp, savory dry rosé praised as among Sonoma's finest.
Pritchett Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County — A deep, inky single-vineyard Cabernet.
Founded in 2016 by Sonoma natives Jeff and Hilary Jones with acclaimed winemaker Jesse Katz, Aesthete makes ultra-limited single-vineyard wines (100–200 cases per varietal) from the renowned Dry Stack Vineyard in Bennett Valley, with a tasting room beside Dry Creek in Healdsburg.
Aesthete was founded in 2016 by Sonoma County native Jeff Jones — who had acquired the acclaimed Dry Stack Vineyard in Bennett Valley in 2013 — with winemaking directed by Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars. Jones and his brother Peter built a cult following alongside Katz, selling top-scoring, ultra-limited single-vineyard wines (Syrah, Pinot Noir, and a barrel-aged Sauvignon Blanc) directly to an exclusive member list for nearly a decade. In 2024 Jones acquired the label's Dry Creek Valley home — the former Truett-Hurst property at 5610 Dry Creek Road, complete with a rescue herd of goats, an organic farm, and creekside tasting along Dry Creek — opening the once members-only label to the public for the first time. The style is modern and site-driven, designed to showcase how cool-climate Bennett Valley fruit can hold up to more opulent California expressions of the same varieties.
A Fresno State Viticulture & Enology graduate who built his reputation through 24+ harvests at Pétrus, Screaming Eagle, Robert Foley, Viña Cobos, and Bodega Noemia before becoming the youngest head winemaker in the U.S. at Lancaster Estate in 2010 — where he grew the Roth Estate brand by more than 800% and built its facility from the ground up. He founded Aperture Cellars in 2009 with his father, photographer Andy Katz, and acquired the Healdsburg estate in 2016. Named Wine Enthusiast's 2025 Winemaker of the Year, he was the first winemaker ever included on Forbes 30 Under 30 and has accumulated 17+ 100-point scores across five major critics. At Aesthete, Katz brings the same site-driven precision to Bennett Valley Syrah, drawing a profile closer to Crozes-Hermitage — pepper, olive, dark fruit, firm tannin — than the warmer California archetype.
Jeff Jones is the founder and proprietor of aesthete, which he launched after acquiring the acclaimed Dry Stack Vineyard. He and his brother Peter met winemaker Jesse Katz, and together they built a cult following, selling top-scoring wines directly to an exclusive member list for nearly a decade. In 2024 Jones acquired aesthete’s Dry Creek Valley home — the former Truett-Hurst property, complete with a rescue herd of goats, an organic farm, and creekside tasting along Dry Creek — opening the once members-only label to the public for the first time.
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Dry Stack Vineyard Pinot Noir, Bennett Valley — An elegant, luminous estate Pinot aged in French oak; one of two Pinots made 'two different ways.'
Barrel-Aged Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Stack Vineyard — The signature wine: a rich, textural Sauvignon Blanc whose 2019 vintage earned 97 points from Wine Advocate — its highest-rated Sauvignon Blanc of the vintage.
Dry Stack Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc — A bright, fresh stainless expression from the acclaimed Rauscedo-clone estate fruit.
Rosé of Pinot Noir, Bennett Valley — A crisp, savory dry rosé praised as among Sonoma's finest.
Pritchett Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County — A deep, inky single-vineyard Cabernet.
Founded in 2016 by Sonoma natives Jeff and Hilary Jones with acclaimed winemaker Jesse Katz, Aesthete makes ultra-limited single-vineyard wines (100–200 cases per varietal) from the renowned Dry Stack Vineyard in Bennett Valley, with a tasting room beside Dry Creek in Healdsburg.
Aesthete is a contemporary Sonoma label built around Bennett Valley Syrah and Pinot Noir, owned by Sonoma County native Jeff Jones and crafted by Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars. The cool, long growing season of Bennett Valley produces a Syrah profile more reminiscent of Crozes-Hermitage than California — pepper, olive, dark fruit, and firm tannin — and Katz's winemaking brings a modern, polished precision to it. A serious, underrated producer championing one of Sonoma's most underappreciated varietals, now open to the public at a creekside farm in Healdsburg.
Aesthete was founded in 2016 by Sonoma County native Jeff Jones — who had acquired the acclaimed Dry Stack Vineyard in Bennett Valley in 2013 — with winemaking directed by Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars. Jones and his brother Peter built a cult following alongside Katz, selling top-scoring, ultra-limited single-vineyard wines (Syrah, Pinot Noir, and a barrel-aged Sauvignon Blanc) directly to an exclusive member list for nearly a decade. In 2024 Jones acquired the label's Dry Creek Valley home — the former Truett-Hurst property at 5610 Dry Creek Road, complete with a rescue herd of goats, an organic farm, and creekside tasting along Dry Creek — opening the once members-only label to the public for the first time. The style is modern and site-driven, designed to showcase how cool-climate Bennett Valley fruit can hold up to more opulent California expressions of the same varieties.
A Fresno State Viticulture & Enology graduate who built his reputation through 24+ harvests at Pétrus, Screaming Eagle, Robert Foley, Viña Cobos, and Bodega Noemia before becoming the youngest head winemaker in the U.S. at Lancaster Estate in 2010 — where he grew the Roth Estate brand by more than 800% and built its facility from the ground up. He founded Aperture Cellars in 2009 with his father, photographer Andy Katz, and acquired the Healdsburg estate in 2016. Named Wine Enthusiast's 2025 Winemaker of the Year, he was the first winemaker ever included on Forbes 30 Under 30 and has accumulated 17+ 100-point scores across five major critics. At Aesthete, Katz brings the same site-driven precision to Bennett Valley Syrah, drawing a profile closer to Crozes-Hermitage — pepper, olive, dark fruit, firm tannin — than the warmer California archetype.
Jeff Jones is the founder and proprietor of aesthete, which he launched after acquiring the acclaimed Dry Stack Vineyard. He and his brother Peter met winemaker Jesse Katz, and together they built a cult following, selling top-scoring wines directly to an exclusive member list for nearly a decade. In 2024 Jones acquired aesthete’s Dry Creek Valley home — the former Truett-Hurst property, complete with a rescue herd of goats, an organic farm, and creekside tasting along Dry Creek — opening the once members-only label to the public for the first time.
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