The Soberanes Vineyard is tightly spaced and is located in the heart of the esteemed Santa Lucia Highlands. The land is an eastward-facing alluvial terrace with gentle slopes to the valley floor.
From its opulent reddish-blue color to its mesmerizing aromas of black cherry, chocolate cupcake, toffee, and elegant French oak, this is a rich and complex wine. On the palate, red and dark fruit flavors dance on the tongue and are joined by notions of sweet saddle leather and dried cherry, with firm, fine-grained tannins promising a long life ahead.
The fruit was gently destemmed into small open-top fermenters, using state-of-the-art equipment and procedures to avoid any pumping of the must. Inoculation with select yeast strains followed a three-day cold soak, and the caps were gently managed with a combination of pump-overs and punch-downs. The wine was aged for 10 months in exclusively French oak barrels, 20% were new and 80% once filled. The wine was bottled on August 1, 2023.
The 2022 vintage was impacted by a third consecutive year of drought that resulted in a reduction in yields from 10-30%. The growing season was temperate, which in grape growing means we were on track, or ahead of normal growth. We harvested our Soberanes Vineyard grapes on September 13, 2022.
The name Soberanes (Sew-bear-on-es) has long historical roots in Monterey County. Josi Maria Soberanes came to California during the Portola Expedition; the first recorded overland exploration of present-day California by the Spanish. The 8,900 acres of land is still in the hands of a direct descendant. The Pisoni and Franscioni families planted the vineyard in 2008 and are the caring stewards of the land. The Soberanes Vineyard is tightly spaced and is located in the heart of the esteemed Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. The land is an eastward-facing alluvial terrace with gentle slopes to the valley floor.
100% Pinot Noir
130 Cases
Aged 10 months in French oak, 20% new and 80% once-filled
Gently desteemed into open-top fermenters; three day cold soak; cap management included pump-overs & punch-downs
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