2023 Pinot Noir

Founders' Blend Pinot Noir

$96 $120

Santa Lucia Highlands

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DESCRIPTION

This release marks the debut of something truly special: the Founders’ Blend. This wine is a love letter to our roots, blending the very best three barrels from Rosella’s and Garys’—two vineyards that had an incredible vintage in 2023. It’s an homage to our founding winemakers, Adam and Dianna, our incredible partners in the Santa Lucia Highlands (shoutout to the Franscioni and Pisoni families), and, of course, all of you. While we don’t plan to make this wine every year, the 2023 vintage offered something too extraordinary not to share.

Santa Lucia Highlands

WINDY, SANDY, AND ROCKY FOOTHILLS

Winemaker’s Favorite Aspect:

The wind shortens the daytime high temps and holds the acid in the fruit amazingly well.

Climate:

Windy – brief daytime highs shrouded in fog in the mornings and evenings from the Monterey Bay

Regional Overview:

Santa Lucia Highlands sits at the nexus of ripe flavors with weight and soft tannins but still has an electric undercurrent of acidity due to the long hang time. It’s an awesome new-world flavor profile that doesn’t sacrifice acid and freshness at all.

FOOD PAIRINGS:

I really love pulled pork sliders and SLH Pinot Noirs, it’s a relatively simple dish but the acid and weight that SLH Pinot Noirs possess really compliment the richness of the pulled pork. It’s a great dish in the smoker during the summer or with a slow cooker in the winter.

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