Location: Santa Maria AVA, CA
Alcohol: 12.9%

This wine delivers a bouquet of peppercorn spice and inviting red fruit. The cool climate of Santa Maria combined with 30% whole cluster fermentation delivers notes of goji berry, black tea, red cherry, pink peppercorn, and cedar, while a core of acidity and well-balanced tannins bring it all together.

Fruit was hand-harvested and fermentation was carried out with native yeast and 30% whole clusters included. After 14 days on the skins and stems, the ferment was pressed to tank, and after one night the wine was moved to neutral oak barrels where it underwent a native malolactic fermentation. After 6 months in neutral oak, the wine was bottled with minimal sulfur and without fining or filtration.

Presqu’ile Vineyard is located on the southwestern end of the Santa Maria AVA and is therefore a very cold location with a strong influence from the ocean. The vineyard is planted on ancient sand dunes.