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Wine Profile

Production Notes

Varietal Composition: 100% Pinot Noir; Soils: Diatomaceous earth & rocky soils

Winemaker Notes

Offering lovely balance and purity, this beautifully elegant and energetic Pinot Noir showcases the terroir of the acclaimed Sta. Rita Hills, with supple tannins and luscious layers of ripe cherry and cranberry complemented by herbal notes and hints of flinty minerality.

Production

The vintage began with a cool winter, with late rains, followed by a mild spring and early summer. As the weather turned hot over Labor Day, our Pinot Noir harvest commenced, with the vast majority of the grapes picked over a 10-day period. The late-summer heat also spurred our Cabernet Sauvignon to an early harvest, with our first grapes picked on September 16th. While the impact of smoke required us to be exacting in our grape selection process in both Monterey County and Paso Robles, Southern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County were largely unaffected. To ensure the absolute quality of our wines, only the finest grapes were used in 2020, yielding wines with great complexity and depth, generous layers of dark fruit and deep, rich colors.