Vin de California VDC Pinot Noir 2019

VDC Pinot Noir is 100% organically grown Pinot Noir sourced from Bassi Vineyard in Avila Beach, located 1.2 miles from the Pacific Ocean within the San Luis Obispo Coast (SLO Coast) AVA. The vineyard sits on sandstone soils over marine bedrock, and the constant coastal fog and marine influence keep temperatures low, preserving acidity and producing wines of high energy and low alcohol.

Winemaker Adam Vourvoulis fermented the wine in an open-top wood foudre with native yeasts and no additions. The wine went through natural malolactic fermentation and was bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimum added SO2. No new oak was used, keeping the focus squarely on fruit and site.

The result is a light, transparent Pinot Noir with notes of strawberry, watermelon, and cherry, backed by a subtle dusting of wet earth and faint spice. The SLO Coast's saline mineral finish carries through to the end. This is a wine built for the table, not the cellar — drink it with a slight chill.