Santa Barbara County

Medium

Cork

Fermented in open-top stainless-steel tanks with predominantly punch-downs, following a two-day cold soak and 16 days on skins. Aged for 16 months in 50% new French oak. The fruit comes from Dave Phinney’s vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA is slightly warmer. The wine is wonderfully fragrant, bursting with dark cherry fruit and savoury spice, some of which derives from the inclusion of whole clusters. A hint of black sea salt—owing to the site’s proximity to the ocean—threads through the medium-bodied palate, where fine, sinewy tannins are laced with white pepper. The finish brings candied cherry and raspberry, with gentle nuances of vanilla and satisfying palate weight.

Pinot Noir

Moone Tsai Wines, Corinne Cuvee Our Lady Guadalupe Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, California, USA, 2023

Fermented in open-top stainless-steel tanks with predominantly punch-downs, following a two-day cold soak and 16 days on skins. 

Moone Tsai Wines, Corinne Cuvee Our Lady Guadalupe Pinot

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