2021 Relief in Ambiguity
The first red wine made from Gerhard’s Pinot after the fires of 2020. Long whole cluster infusion. Birght acid amplified by some VA.
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The first red wine made from Gerhard’s Pinot after the fires of 2020. Long whole cluster infusion. Birght acid amplified by some VA.
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The first red wine made from Gerhard’s Pinot after the fires of 2020. Long whole cluster infusion. Birght acid amplified by some VA.
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The first actual red wine I’m releasing in what seems like forever. After only making rose from this vineyard that I poured my life into in 2020, I had really high hopes and dreams for what the wines in 2021 would be. There are desires… and then there is actuality(thanks nature) and all of the space in between.
The vineyard: my 22 year old Pinot vineyard in the Summit region of the Santa Cruz Mountains at 1800ft. Organic and no tilling. No tractor. Everything done by hand. The drought really hurt these vines, even with the bit of irrigation that I was able to do. We never really got the fog that we normally get in June/July adding to the water stress on the grapes. Getting close to harvest the berries had less supple skins than they normally do and we had an three day period of nonstop fog and drizzling… the vines soaked up water rapidly and the berries started splitting in the more drought affected portions of the vineyard.
The wine: due to broken berries and long periods of water stress, all of the ferments from this vineyard were a bit tricky and really needed to be babied. This is a blend of some longer whole cluster and variations of carbonic ferments that were pressed together. Fermentation finished in stainless, and then aged in barrel for 8 months. Brooding, nebulous, dark energy and lifted aromatics framing tart jolly rancher fruit quality. Opens a bit lean and shrill and def needs some air to really show its stuff and get really complex. Chuggable chilled or contemplative if you want to be a nerd and spend some time with it(thats what I like to do). I’ve found that Pinot from this elevation in Santa Cruz reminds me of the fruit profile of Alsace pinot, and stylistically it falls somewhere between Schueller, Octavin, and Valseuses(maybe with less va) Feels good to have red wine again.
Combined orders of 3, 6, or 12 bottles only please :D Flat-rate $30 for shipping
Orders will begin shipping Dec 12th. Combined orders of 3, 6, and 12 bottles only please. Must be 21 or older to order. Adult signature required for delivery. Shipping unavailable for ND, NH, UT, MS, AL, VT, KY, SD.