Central Coast

El Lugar · Central Coast, USA

Candied while fresh strawberry, dark hibiscus and spicy cinnamon aromas. Fresh mint and coastal forest notes in the background.

Farming
SIP Certified (Sustainable in Practice) or Certified Organic

Harvest Method
Hand harvested

Varietal
Pinot Noir

Age of Vineyard
Planted in between 2000-2015

Vessel
Aged II months in neutral French oak barrels

Vineyard Yield
Between 1.5 tons to 3 tons to the acre

Soil Type
Pismo sandy loam, Diablo clay, shallow clay loam and calcareous soils.

Annual production
2352 bottles

Vinification
Grapes are harvested at night. The grapes are cluster sorted, destemmed then berry sorted before going into the fermentation vessel. Gentle pump overs occur 1-2 times daily before fermentation. Once the native yeast fermentation begins this switches to twice daily punch downs at first, and then only one time per day. A small amount of sulfur is added after pressing, when the wine goes in to barrel. The wine ages in neutral or well-seasoned French oak for 11 months and is only racked once, prior to bottling. No fining or filtration.