2022 Peay Vineyards Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, California, USA - 375 mlABOUT THE WINE This 2022 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is a blend of estate grown fruit from Peays certified organic vineyard located just four miles from the Pacific Ocean, perched above a coastal ridge in the far northwestern reaches of Sonoma County. The cool, fog laden climate and rocky marine soils yield a wine of vivid tension and depth. Fermented with native yeasts and aged in a restrained percentage of new French oak, the wine emphasizes nuance over

and at the northern end of the Rhône river

In 1998 he returned to his native land and purchased some of the best land in the region of Chianti Classico in the noted commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga

renowned for its dedication to organic and biodynamic practices

The wine is then aged in a combination of large Slavonian casks and neutral French oak barrels to preserve the site’s character

I would have to use artificial yeast and new oak

experimentation

so naturally low yields are a given

ABOUT THIS WINEThe wine undergoes carbonic maceration for the fermentation and a mixture of different size barrels and cement casks are used for the elevage

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ultra-light tractor as to avoid any unnecessary compacting of the soil

while enhancing its exceptional character

The vineyards of Garnacha and Samsó organically grown with the desire to express the uniqueness of each plot