2023 Delmore Deer Ridge Trail Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Miani weeks before pressing to complete

weeks before pressing to complete fermentaion

making for a formidable apéritif

with 20ppm SO2 at bottling

near the winery

and Chardonnay from  Haut de Argentières

2023 Delmore Deer Ridge Trail Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Miani weeks before pressing to completeFrom the steep, ocean cooled Deer Ridge Trail Vineyardthin sandstone and shale soils at elevationDelmore ferments this Pinot with native yeasts and a meaningful portion of whole clusters before aging in neutral French oak. The 2023 vintage shows the sites signature tension: bright red cherry and wild strawberry, savory spice from the stems, and a fine, coastal mineral edge shaped by fog and diurnal swing. Silky, detailed tannins and lifted acidity