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

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)