Victorian charm meets serious Wine Country muscle
Sonoma · Sonoma · American, Californian · Visit Website ↗
Updated June 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 16, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Enclos’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into a meticulously restored 1880 Victorian steps from Sonoma Plaza and the wine list feels like it belongs — refined without being stuffy, grounded in place. The California-France axis is immediately apparent, which makes sense when you're literally sitting in Wine Country. Fresh off a 2025 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, Enclos isn't hiding anything; this is a room that takes its wine seriously.
The list runs 150 to 250 bottles deep and leans hard into its geography — Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir and Sonoma Chardonnay anchor the California side, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon filling out the heavier end. France holds its own with Burgundy producers and Rhône Valley selections, giving the list an old-world counterweight that stops it from feeling like a regional vanity project. Gaps exist — there's no obvious exploration of Spain, Italy, or anything south of the equator — but what's here is coherent and well-chosen. The price ceiling of $200 keeps things accessible enough that you won't feel like you need a financing plan to order something interesting.
With 12 to 20 pours available by the glass at $12 to $22, the program is genuinely useful rather than decorative. The range suggests you can get a proper Sonoma Coast Pinot or a Rhône-style white without immediately committing to a full bottle, which is the right move for a restaurant sitting inside Wine Country where tables are often exploring across regions. We'd want to see more rotation to keep regulars engaged, but as a snapshot it covers the bases.
Sonoma Chardonnay (by the glass) — $15
Drinking Sonoma Chardonnay by the glass at Enclos, in Sonoma, at a mid-tier glass price is exactly the kind of no-brainer locals already know. You're getting the real thing close to the source without the markup trauma of a full bottle commitment.
Rhône Valley Selection
Most tables at a Sonoma restaurant default to California Pinot or Cab and never look back — which means the Rhône selections here are chronically underordered. A well-chosen Grenache-based red or a white Roussanne from the Rhône punches above its weight and offers a genuine contrast to the California-heavy room.
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Cab at a Sonoma restaurant is almost always a list-padding move that costs more than it should. The markup on Napa at non-Napa restaurants tends to creep toward painful, and you're better served leaning into what's actually local to where you're sitting.
Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir + Clam chawanmushi
The delicate, savory custard of the chawanmushi needs something with bright acidity and restrained fruit — not a tannin bomb. A cool-climate Sonoma Coast Pinot has the precision and earthiness to complement the briny, umami depth of the clam without bulldozing it.
The Bottom Line
Enclos is the kind of Wild Card that earns its badge by being unexpected — a Victorian gem in Sonoma proper with a wine list that actually reflects where it lives. Send your friends here with confidence, especially if they're the type who wants to drink great Pinot in the town that helped make it famous.
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Basic Stemmed
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Basic Stemmed
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Varietal Specific
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Seasonal Rotation
Proper
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Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
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Proper
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Steep
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Acceptable
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