We craft our Gainey Vineyard Pinot Noir exclusively from grapes grown at our two vineyards in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation located at the western edge of the Santa Ynez Valley – Evan’s Ranch & Rancho Esperanza. These cool, marine-influenced sites, just 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean, are ideal for the cultivation of world-class Pinot Noir.

Our latest vintage of this delightful wine displays a vivid ruby-red hue and bright, fragrant, fruit-forward aromas of black cherry, red raspberry, blackberry and pomegranate, complemented by a whiff of rose hips tea. On the palate, the wine delivers intense, juicy, strawberry, cherry, plum and blackberry flavors that take on a zesty, tea-leaf spice tone en route to a long, fruitful, mineral-tinged finish. Delicious now with foods like grilled salmon, rotisserie chicken, roast duck, and lamb, this vibrant, varietally expressive Pinot Noir will age gracefully in bottle for the next 2-3 years.

Technical Information

• Varietal Composition: 100% Gainey Vineyard Pinot Noir

• Vineyard Composition: 71% Evan's Ranch 29% Rancho Esperanza

• Harvest Dates: September 5th through 13th, 2016

• Yield: 1.5 and 3 tons/acre

• Fermentation: small open-top tanks with daily punch downs; 10 day maceration

• Barrel Aging: 10 months in 24% new French oak

• Filtration: unfiltered

• Bottled: August 10th, 2017

• Alcohol: 13.9%

• TA: 0.70 g/100 ml

• pH: 3.44

• Cases Produced: 1,818