All wines in this collection are 100% estate-grown from Caton Vineyard in the Moon Mountain District AVA. Defined by volcanic soils, rugged terrain, and elevations exceeding 300 feet, this mountain site produces wines with intensity, structure, and depth. At Ty Caton Vineyards, we farm with intention and craft each wine to reflect the distinctive character of our vineyard—bold, expressive, and unmistakably Moon Mountain.
2022 Vintage Notes
Late spring gave way to very moderate temperatures with ideal growing conditions for optimal flavor development. At the end of September, we had the mother of all heat waves followed by a dramatic cooling with small amounts of rain a week later. This cool down actually helped refresh the vines. The net effect of the drought, heat and rain was a very light crop, perhaps our lightest ever on our estate vineyards. The good news of this light crop is that it produced a greater concentration of flavor. By adapting our vineyard and winemaking approach to meet the challenges of the season, we produced another vintage of outstanding wines.
2022 Ty Caton Estate Upper Bench Merlot, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma Valley
91 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
Tasting Notes
This elegant Merlot greets the nose with rich aromas of ripe cherry and violets, followed by a lush mouth feel with layers of blackberry, currant, and a touch of chocolate. These flavors combine with soft and supple tannins to create a long, silky smooth finish.
Caton Vineyard
Located in the foothills of Moon Mountain District, the Caton Vineyard is defined by its sustainable farming and belief that healthier vineyards produce unique and distinctive wines. 3.13 acres of Clone 3 Merlot is planted with East-West row direction leading into a ravine. The deep, rocky volcanic soil on the vineyard is rich with iron clay - an ideal atmosphere for producing the highest quality crop with slow, even ripening.
Specs
Varietal: 100% Merlot
Appellation: Moon Mountain District ~ Sonoma Valley
Farming Practices: Certified Sustainable
Region: Estate Grown, Caton Vineyard
Cooperage: 18 months, 60% new French Oak
Alcohol: 14.9%
Bottling Date: April 2024
Production: 359 Cases
2022 Ty Caton Estate Ty’s Red, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma Valley
90 Points, James Suckling
Tasting Notes
With savory aromas and a deep luscious color, this much-loved wine strokes your palate with flavors of dark cherry, blackberry and cassis. The thick velvety texture gives way to toasty oak and finishes with just a hint of chocolate. Enjoy with your favorite grilled meats.
Caton Vineyard
Located in the foothills of Sonoma Valley, the Caton Vineyard is defined by its sustainable farming and belief that healthier vineyards produce unique and distinctive wines. The vineyards have multiple sun exposures, soil types, and vary in altitude over 300 feet between each other. Our meticulous farming practices showcase the love for our land and our passion for the wines that come from it.
Specs
Varietal: Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot
Appellation: Moon Mountain District ~ Sonoma Valley
Farming Practices: Certified Sustainable
Region: Estate Grown, Caton Vineyard
Cooperage: 18 months, 60% new French Oak
Alcohol: 14.9%
Bottling Date: April 2024
Production: 693 Cases
2022 Ty Caton Estate Petite Sirah, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma Valley
Tasting Notes
This deep inky wine tempts you with delicious aromas of blackberry bramble that embrace subtle hints of mint. The deep indigo tones unveil dark fruit flavors and a big structured mouth feel, then leave you with a light toasty finish lingering on your palate.
Caton Vineyard
Located in the foothills of Sonoma Valley, the Caton Vineyard is defined by its sustainable farming and belief that healthier vineyards produce unique and distinctive wines. The vineyards have multiple sun exposures, soil types, and vary in altitude over 300 feet between each other. Our meticulous farming practices showcase the love for our land and our passion for the wines that come from it.
Specs
Varietal: 100% Petite Sirah
Appellation: Moon Mountain District ~ Sonoma Valley
At Ty Caton Vineyards, our commitment to excellence begins in the Caton Vineyard where winemaker Ty Caton sustainably farms the hillside fruit used in his Moon Mountain District wine. As one of the few exclusively estate producers in Sonoma Valley, Ty works with grapes from soil to glass by enabling him to make extraordinary wines that showcase the vineyard. Ty Caton wines have received critical acclaim in world renowned wine publications and competitions, including many Best of Class honors. As a grape grower and winemaker, Ty strives to produce the “wow factor” by making wines that are bold, beautifully structured and are a true representation of the vineyards they come from.
Available States
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
As a WW and casemate member of long tenure, I was introduced to Ty Caton wines a long time ago. I was an inaugural Caton Cabernet Collection member and visited the shared tasting room in the Kenwood Plaza in 2009. His wine style is reliably consistent. Plenty of fruit, body is on the fuller end of the varietal spectrum, some spice and a rich feel. Always enjoyable no matter where you are in your wine journey, and this wine is not an exception. Dark, inky in the glass. Blackberry and blueberry aromas continue to the palate with some cocoa, vanilla and a hint of dark spice. Plenty of tannins to match the heft, though not overly astringent or drying. Peppery finish lingers for bit.
Gassed out a glass nightly for 3 days. Was enjoyable as a cocktail, improving over a couple of hours as the wine opened up. Next evening with cheese and crackers. Handles both creamy and funky cheeses well. Third night was with a 12 hour braised lamb shoulder and it was fantastic. The wine handled the herbed, high fat meat and was a perfect pairing. Also paired well with dessert, a blueberry basil goat cheese pie.
The wine will impress served 60-65 degrees, but falls apart above 72.
If this is part of a mixed case, with a Ballfield Syrah, and a Merlot or Cabernet it would be a great opportunity to try his wines.
I’ll check back later for questions. I certainly appreciate the opportunity to participate.
@msten looks like you got the mix you wanted, more or less!
Blueberry goat cheese basil pie - this requires further explanation. Sounds like something that’d go very well with icewine!
Then there’s the real question - have you found much drift in Ty’s style over the last decade or so? The more recent vintage I’ve had have felt less balanced - more fruit and less acid while the alcohols have crept up well into the 15s.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations.)
Ty Caton Vineyards Mixed Reds - $30 = 9.09%
We were so excited to see that we were selected as a lab rat and couldn’t wait for our bottle to come in. It arrived on Thursday shortly after we arrived home from work. We opened the box with anticipation and saw the 2022 Ty Caton Upper Bench Merlot. We were very excited. We decided to try it when it came. It went into the wine fridge to cool down, and I took the steaks out to get ready for the grill.
Right out of the bottle, you get these amazing, jammy aromas. It smells like a mix of blackberry cobbler and plum, with a little bit of vanilla popping through. The nose was very inviting.
We kept it simple and served it alongside a mushroom and caramelized onion T-bone steak. The earthiness of the mushrooms really brought out the fruit in the wine—it was a great pairing.
What I loved most was the finish; it finishes fresh and juicy. It isn’t heavy or sticky; it just glides away with a nice touch of spiced fig. We definitely would recommend this wine, delicious!
The above referenced jeb dunnuck dot com on the Merlot:
91 points. The 2022 Merlot Caton Vineyard Upper Bench is a saturated red color and has an elegant, ripe profile on the nose, with notes of cedar, baked red plum, sweet baking spice, apple seed, and mocha. Full-bodied, it has more red fruit shining through on the palate, with a juicy, fresh feel, ripe tannins, and an even finish. It’s a sunny and charming wine to drink over the coming 8-10 years. Drink 2025 - 2035 Audrey Frick 7/2/25
annnd that Suckling review Ty’s Red:
90 points. Dark fruited, savory and earthy, this is a powerful, full-bodied wine with deep concentration and flavors of ripe plums, black figs and earth. Chewy tannins and a long finish. Drink after 2028. 1/26
Ty Caton Vineyards Mixed Reds
2022 Vintage Notes
2022 Ty Caton Estate Upper Bench Merlot, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma Valley
91 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
Tasting Notes
Caton Vineyard
Specs
2022 Ty Caton Estate Ty’s Red, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma Valley
90 Points, James Suckling
Tasting Notes
Caton Vineyard
Specs
2022 Ty Caton Estate Petite Sirah, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma Valley
Tasting Notes
Caton Vineyard
Specs
-Region: Estate Grown, Caton Vineyard
What’s Included
6-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
$476.00/Case for 4x - 2022 Ty Caton Estate Upper Bench Merlot, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma Valley, 4x - 2022 Ty Caton Estate Ty’s Red, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma Valley, 4x - 2022 Ty Caton Estate Petite Sirah, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma Valley at Ty Caton Vineyards
About The Winery
Available States
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Apr 27 - Tuesday, Apr 28
Ty Caton Vineyards Mixed Reds
6 bottles for $159.99 $26.67/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $289.99 $24.17/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
2022 Ty Caton Estate Upper Bench Merlot
2022 Ty Caton Estate Ty’s Red
2022 Ty Caton Estate Petite Sirah
2022 Ty Caton Petite Sirah
As a WW and casemate member of long tenure, I was introduced to Ty Caton wines a long time ago. I was an inaugural Caton Cabernet Collection member and visited the shared tasting room in the Kenwood Plaza in 2009. His wine style is reliably consistent. Plenty of fruit, body is on the fuller end of the varietal spectrum, some spice and a rich feel. Always enjoyable no matter where you are in your wine journey, and this wine is not an exception. Dark, inky in the glass. Blackberry and blueberry aromas continue to the palate with some cocoa, vanilla and a hint of dark spice. Plenty of tannins to match the heft, though not overly astringent or drying. Peppery finish lingers for bit.
Gassed out a glass nightly for 3 days. Was enjoyable as a cocktail, improving over a couple of hours as the wine opened up. Next evening with cheese and crackers. Handles both creamy and funky cheeses well. Third night was with a 12 hour braised lamb shoulder and it was fantastic. The wine handled the herbed, high fat meat and was a perfect pairing. Also paired well with dessert, a blueberry basil goat cheese pie.
The wine will impress served 60-65 degrees, but falls apart above 72.
If this is part of a mixed case, with a Ballfield Syrah, and a Merlot or Cabernet it would be a great opportunity to try his wines.
I’ll check back later for questions. I certainly appreciate the opportunity to participate.
@msten looks like you got the mix you wanted, more or less!
Blueberry goat cheese basil pie - this requires further explanation. Sounds like something that’d go very well with icewine!
Then there’s the real question - have you found much drift in Ty’s style over the last decade or so? The more recent vintage I’ve had have felt less balanced - more fruit and less acid while the alcohols have crept up well into the 15s.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations.)
Ty Caton Vineyards Mixed Reds - $30 = 9.09%
2022 Ty Caton Upper Bench Merlot
We were so excited to see that we were selected as a lab rat and couldn’t wait for our bottle to come in. It arrived on Thursday shortly after we arrived home from work. We opened the box with anticipation and saw the 2022 Ty Caton Upper Bench Merlot. We were very excited. We decided to try it when it came. It went into the wine fridge to cool down, and I took the steaks out to get ready for the grill.
Right out of the bottle, you get these amazing, jammy aromas. It smells like a mix of blackberry cobbler and plum, with a little bit of vanilla popping through. The nose was very inviting.
We kept it simple and served it alongside a mushroom and caramelized onion T-bone steak. The earthiness of the mushrooms really brought out the fruit in the wine—it was a great pairing.
What I loved most was the finish; it finishes fresh and juicy. It isn’t heavy or sticky; it just glides away with a nice touch of spiced fig. We definitely would recommend this wine, delicious!
The '22 Ty’s Red was offered here Nov '25
The above referenced jeb dunnuck dot com on the Merlot:
91 points. The 2022 Merlot Caton Vineyard Upper Bench is a saturated red color and has an elegant, ripe profile on the nose, with notes of cedar, baked red plum, sweet baking spice, apple seed, and mocha. Full-bodied, it has more red fruit shining through on the palate, with a juicy, fresh feel, ripe tannins, and an even finish. It’s a sunny and charming wine to drink over the coming 8-10 years. Drink 2025 - 2035 Audrey Frick 7/2/25
annnd that Suckling review Ty’s Red:
90 points. Dark fruited, savory and earthy, this is a powerful, full-bodied wine with deep concentration and flavors of ripe plums, black figs and earth. Chewy tannins and a long finish. Drink after 2028. 1/26
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