2013 Native 9 Pinot Noir Rancho Ontiveros Vineyards, Santa Maria Valley, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE This vintage was 100% whole cluster fermented with each clone separately aged for 21 months in 20% new French Oak. In its youth, the wine from this vintage appears to be highly aromatic and nuanced with added structure for long term aging of 10 years or more. The delicate, old world nature of Pinot Noir shines through with classic character as if it were a wine from the Southern AOCs of Burgundy. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Today, James

flavorful and juicy wines

cooling maritime influence

minimal punch downs

expanded his property

which is now managed by their daughter

with the very real desire to understand and integrate its principles

and it is now directed by the new General Manager Federico Trost

and is performed in full in new French oak Bordeaux barrels

the Mediterranean climate

the wine reveals an impressive rush of elegant and dark fruit: currant

Bottling on the property with fining and\or filtration

He also has a wooly mammoth skeleton in his tank room