酒莊 | Birichino |
|---|---|
葡萄品种 | Pinot Noir |
產區 | 聖克魯斯山脈 (Santa Cruz Mountains) |
葡萄酒風格 | 加州的黑皮諾(Pinot Noir) |
酒精含量 | 13％ |
過敏原 | 包含亞硫酸鹽 |
酒款描述 | Cool climate, racy, sandalwood-scented and precisely focused Santa Cruz Mountain pinot planted on slate, sandstone and schist, fermented with native yeast, aged in neutral French barrels. Unfiltered. The Lilo Vineyard, on a south-facing hillside in the Santa Cruz Mountains, is a startlingly magical spot. Its incline describes a steep gradient rising 200’ from the bottom to the top of its 4.5 acres. The severity of the slope - and the dynamic tension one feels there- contrasted against the serene beauty of Monterey Bay laid bare below, suggest a compelling template for the wine itself. Happily, no application of the Dark Arts - winemaking or otherwise- was required in pursuit of these aims. Any alchemy performed is through the terrestrial agency of sandstone, schist, and shale. We have nonetheless chosen to grace our label with a 16th century woodcut of a surfing sorcerer before a strikingly familiar coastline that eerily conjures up our own, and pays tribute to Alex’s outspoken ancestor, Susanna North Martin, accused of witchcraft and executed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. After a little more than a year in old French barrels, we bottled unfiltered in January of 2015. |
Pinot Noir has the well deserved reputation of being a finicky and difficult grape to cultivate. It thrives in cooler climates like Burgundy and the Willamette Valley in Oregon, but is also widely planted throughout sun-drenched California.
Pinot Noir reflects its terroir, or place of origin, more than just about any other variety. That's certainly part of its broad appeal, and right now, there i...
