Santa Maria Valley AVA

Black tea, mandarin and fresh cherry appear with sage and exotic spice. The palate has suave tannins and further spice. The Pinot Noir was harvested by hand at night, fermented with native yeast and completed malolactic fermentation. It matured for sixteen months in French oak, half of it new, and was bottled without fining or filtration. The selected vineyard blocks were planted in nineteen seventy-three, nineteen ninety-six and two thousand six.

Deep ruby with scarlet highlights, opening on cranberry, raspberry jam, clove and cedar. Holiday baking spice adds warmth without obscuring the fruit. The palate is rich and lively, building through crushed ripe cherry, cranberry and blueberry pie. Bold in flavour yet structured, it carries a gentle smoky sweetness into a warm, lingering finish.