• What it is: A deeply personal project from the Maybach family, sourced from the Irmgard Vineyard—a one-acre estate at Chris Maybach’s home in Occidental named after Chris’ grandmother Irmgard Schmid-Maybach, the daughter of Karl Maybach. Planted in 2007 to heritage clones of Pinot Noir (Swan and Calera), this windswept site overlooks the Pacific Ocean, sitting at the very fringe of where viticulture is possible.
• Why it’s special: The 2024 vintage captures cool-climate energy with wild strawberries, black tea, and maritime salinity. Lithe, silk-textured, with bright red fruit and savory notes of pine and crushed rock. With only 118 cases produced, the 2024 Irmgard is a rare, high-definition expression of the extreme Sonoma Coast that over-delivers on the sophistication we’ve come to expect from the Maybach name.

About Maybach:
For over a century, the Maybach family has stood for engineering precision and craftsmanship. Today, Chris Maybach partners with Thomas Rivers Brown to bring that same discipline to wine, crafting hillside wines that pair immense power with refined restraint. This Sunday Spotlight highlights five highly sought-after new releases—the intersection of historic legacy and meticulous winemaking mastery.