BREA PINOT NOIR
2023 PINOT NOIR
VARIETAL: Pinot Noir
VINEYARDS: Massa Vineyard
LOCATION: Central Coast
ALCOHOL: 12.5 %
TOTAL PRODUCTION: 232 Cases
The Pinot Noir was picked on October 12th and was immediately destemmed into stainless steel tank. It was gently pumped over twice daily and macerated on the skins for nearly two weeks. It was pressed back into stainless steel tank, racked off of its gross lees and transferred to barrel. It aged in neutral oak barrique for seven months.
VITICULTURAL AREA:
Massa Vineyard is an 88-acre vineyard sits at 1,500 feet in elevation overlooking the Cachagua region of Carmel Valley. The vines thrive among the loamy, sandy soils, which are dry farmed. The vineyard has been certified organic since 1996 and incorporates water conservation, composting and cover cropping into
their farming practices.
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