The Sonoma project of Gonzague and Claire Lurton, fourth-generation Bordeaux winemakers whose French holdings include Château Durfort-Vivens, Château Climens, and Château Ferrière. It sits on the white volcanic ash of Chalk Hill Mountain, the wines vinified in a converted old barn far from château formality. The Acaibo blend leads.
Trinité Estate is the Sonoma project of Gonzague and Claire Lurton, fourth-generation winemakers from Bordeaux — the Lurton family's holdings in France include Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux), Château Climens (Sauternes), and Château Ferrière. The estate sits on the hillside of Chalk Hill Mountain on the appellation's distinctive white volcanic ash soils, farming Bordeaux red varieties and whites for the family's signature California red blend, Acaibo. Wines are vinified in a converted old barn on the estate — a working farm aesthetic far from the Bordeaux château formality — and the program emphasizes structured, food-friendly wines that reflect serious dry-farming and the chalky substrate beneath.
Acaibo Red Blend, Chalk Hill — The flagship Bordeaux blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot); the estate's signature wine.
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Chalk Hill — Structured and refined, from organically farmed hillside vines.
Merlot, Chalk Hill — Supple and elegant, in a true Bordelais style.
Cabernet Franc, Chalk Hill — Aromatic and savory, a varietal expression of the estate.
Acaibo Blanc, Chalk Hill — A white Bordeaux blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, crisp and textural.
Trinité Estate is owned by Gonzague and Claire Lurton, fourth-generation Bordeaux winemakers, on a 24-acre Chalk Hill property where the Russian River, Alexander and Knights valleys converge. Farmed organically and biodynamically, it focuses on Bordeaux varieties and the signature Acaibo blends.
Visits are by appointment only and are some of the most thoughtfully constructed tour-and-tasting experiences in northern Sonoma. The standard visit is a private vineyard walk with a guide — typically estate manager Pascal, who bakes bread the morning of the visit and serves it with the wines in the old barn alongside charcuterie and cheese. The Vines to Glass experience extends the visit to two hours and includes a side-by-side comparison of Acaibo with one of the Lurton family's Bordeaux Grand Crus Classés — a pairing few California estates can credibly offer. The lineup includes Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and the flagship Acaibo red blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot). The Lurtons also operate a separate downtown Healdsburg tasting room (G&C Lurton, 422 Healdsburg Avenue) for visitors who can't make the appointment-only estate visit.
Gonzague Lurton and Claire Villars-Lurton, fourth-generation Bordeaux vintners, founded Trinité Estate in 2012 on a hillside in Sonoma's Chalk Hill, bringing Médoc expertise from their Margaux and Pauillac châteaux to California. The 24-acre vineyard sits in a cool pocket between the Russian River, Alexander, and Knights Valleys, farmed organically with biodynamic practices and planted to the Bordeaux trio of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. Their flagship is the red blend Acaibo; the name Trinité — and the estate's three-fish emblem — nods to their three Bordeaux grands crus classés, their three children, and the three grape varieties at the heart of the wine.
Nicolas Vonderheyden is the winemaker and vineyard manager of Trinité Estate, crafting its flagship Acaibo from the Chalk Hill hillsides. Washington, D.C.-born and Bordeaux-raised, he embodies the trans-Atlantic link at the heart of this estate, founded in 2012 by Bordeaux vintners Gonzague Lurton and Claire Villars-Lurton. After the 2019 Kincade Fire destroyed much of the vineyard, Vonderheyden led the diligent replanting of the property. His fresh, restrained, French-styled Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot — farmed on organic principles — bring Old World poise to Sonoma fruit with verve and confidence.
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Acaibo Red Blend, Chalk Hill — The flagship Bordeaux blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot); the estate's signature wine.
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Chalk Hill — Structured and refined, from organically farmed hillside vines.
Merlot, Chalk Hill — Supple and elegant, in a true Bordelais style.
Cabernet Franc, Chalk Hill — Aromatic and savory, a varietal expression of the estate.
Acaibo Blanc, Chalk Hill — A white Bordeaux blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, crisp and textural.
Trinité Estate is owned by Gonzague and Claire Lurton, fourth-generation Bordeaux winemakers, on a 24-acre Chalk Hill property where the Russian River, Alexander and Knights valleys converge. Farmed organically and biodynamically, it focuses on Bordeaux varieties and the signature Acaibo blends.
Trinité Estate is the Sonoma project of Gonzague and Claire Lurton, fourth-generation winemakers from Bordeaux — the Lurton family's holdings in France include Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux), Château Climens (Sauternes), and Château Ferrière. The estate sits on the hillside of Chalk Hill Mountain on the appellation's distinctive white volcanic ash soils, farming Bordeaux red varieties and whites for the family's signature California red blend, Acaibo. Wines are vinified in a converted old barn on the estate — a working farm aesthetic far from the Bordeaux château formality — and the program emphasizes structured, food-friendly wines that reflect serious dry-farming and the chalky substrate beneath.
Visits are by appointment only and are some of the most thoughtfully constructed tour-and-tasting experiences in northern Sonoma. The standard visit is a private vineyard walk with a guide — typically estate manager Pascal, who bakes bread the morning of the visit and serves it with the wines in the old barn alongside charcuterie and cheese. The Vines to Glass experience extends the visit to two hours and includes a side-by-side comparison of Acaibo with one of the Lurton family's Bordeaux Grand Crus Classés — a pairing few California estates can credibly offer. The lineup includes Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and the flagship Acaibo red blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot). The Lurtons also operate a separate downtown Healdsburg tasting room (G&C Lurton, 422 Healdsburg Avenue) for visitors who can't make the appointment-only estate visit.
Gonzague Lurton and Claire Villars-Lurton, fourth-generation Bordeaux vintners, founded Trinité Estate in 2012 on a hillside in Sonoma's Chalk Hill, bringing Médoc expertise from their Margaux and Pauillac châteaux to California. The 24-acre vineyard sits in a cool pocket between the Russian River, Alexander, and Knights Valleys, farmed organically with biodynamic practices and planted to the Bordeaux trio of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. Their flagship is the red blend Acaibo; the name Trinité — and the estate's three-fish emblem — nods to their three Bordeaux grands crus classés, their three children, and the three grape varieties at the heart of the wine.
Nicolas Vonderheyden is the winemaker and vineyard manager of Trinité Estate, crafting its flagship Acaibo from the Chalk Hill hillsides. Washington, D.C.-born and Bordeaux-raised, he embodies the trans-Atlantic link at the heart of this estate, founded in 2012 by Bordeaux vintners Gonzague Lurton and Claire Villars-Lurton. After the 2019 Kincade Fire destroyed much of the vineyard, Vonderheyden led the diligent replanting of the property. His fresh, restrained, French-styled Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot — farmed on organic principles — bring Old World poise to Sonoma fruit with verve and confidence.
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