Producer's Notes:

Costa de Oro Pinot Noirs are typically lighter bodied and lower in alcohol, with a charming and precise quality to them. The 2015 SBC Pinot Noir is an easy drinking, straight-forward wine with everything a pinot noir should have; red fruit, earth tones, floral notes, and balanced acidity. The grapes were destemmed and put into 1.5-ton fermenters for cold soaking prior to fermentation. After several days, the must was inoculated with RC-212 yeast and fermentation began, with manual punch downs twice a day. The fermentations typically completed after 11-15 days and the must was pressed to Francois Freres French oak barrels for aging. Malolactic took place and the wine was SO2’d by January 2016. After 8 months, each barrel was tasted and blends were assembled. The Santa Barbara County blend was lightly egg white fined and returned to barrel to settle out. The wine was bottled, unfiltered, in early September of 2016.

Elegant nose of classic red fruit – strawberry, cherry – with potpourri, asian spices, and orange peel nuances. The palate shows bright fruit, good acidity, and complete harmony throughout, finishing with spice, earth, berry, and citrus notes.