2020 Racines La Rinconada Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, USA
2020 Racines La Rinconada Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, USA

2020 Racines La Rinconada Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, USA

$112.00

VINEYARD: From the upper plantings at the La Rinconada Vineyard, neighboring the famous Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, consisting of deep, dark, rocky soils. This is a selection of Mt. Eden cuttings that Richard Sanford brought down from Northern California years ago.SOILSanta Lucia shaly clay loam

VITICULTURE: Farmed using organic methods

VINIFICATION: In the cellar, two thirds whole cluster is retained and fermented with a combination of foulage and pigeage before being put to 228L barriques, with thirty percent new barrels, for 19 months before bottling. Fermented using all native years.

AGING: 19 months in French, oak barrels (30% new)

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