VINTAGE NOTES
The 2017 growing season began with sustained and intense rainfall. Prolonged
heat in July was followed by much-needed cooler weather in August allowing for
complex flavor development. With strong heat in September, Mother Nature brought
challenges, but our estate vines acted with resilience and poise throughout the heat
conditions. Cool marine air arrived just in time for harvest, a welcome respite
for a challenging growing season. The result of the 2017 vintage is wonderfully
expressive, estate-focused wines that convey a vivid sense of time and place. Warmer
temperatures in 2017 translated to a beautiful intensity of fruit and a supple, evolved
texture. Already enticing in the glass, the wines will grow even more alluring as they age.
WINEGROWING NOTES
Sourced entirely from our organically farmed Sea View Ridge Vineyard. Given the
extremes of this site, including elevations of 1,400 to 1,875 feet, each small block
ripens at its own pace. The soils on the ridge tops are shallow and rocky with a mix
of volcanic soils in the lower blocks and broken sandstone and shale higher up, which
naturally restrains yields. Clonal selections of 2A, Swan, Calera, and 777 formed the
primary source for the final blend. Planted in 1998, these older vines produce fruit
with layers of complexity and wines with exceptional natural acidity.
WINEMAKING NOTES
All fruit (95% de-stemmed, 5% whole-cluster) was hand-picked and rigorously
hand-sorted prior to going directly into small open-top fermenters. A cold soak at
50 degrees for 5 days prior to native fermentation was performed and followed
by an average maceration period of 17 days. The cap was kept moist by daily gentle
punchdowns. Free-run wine was drained and cellared in 100% French oak, 23%
new, for 14 months and filtered prior to bottling.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Aging: 100% French Oak, 23% new, for 14 months
Alcohol: 13.5%
Total Acidity: 5.6 g/L
pH: 3.5
List Price: $78.00
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