2012 Lilo Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mtns 12x75cl *
Pinot Noir
SKU:
Z7089B
PRODUCER:
Birichino
REGION:
California/ USA
ALCOHOL CONTENT:
13%
FOOD MATCHING NOTE:
Ideal with roast pork or chiken, grilled salmon and rich vegetable dishes.
TASTING NOTE:
Cool climate, racy, sandalwood-scented and precisely focused Santa Cruz Mountain pinot planted on slate, sandstone and schist, fermented with native yeast, aged in neutral French barrels. Unfiltered. The Lilo Vineyard, on a south-facing hillside in the Santa Cruz Mountains, is a startlingly magical spot. Its incline describes a steep gradient rising 200’ from the bottom to the top of its 4.5 acres. The severity of the slope - and the dynamic tension one feels there- contrasted against the serene beauty of Monterey Bay laid bare below, suggest a compelling template for the wine itself. Happily, no application of the Dark Arts - winemaking or otherwise- was required in pursuit of these aims. Any alchemy performed is through the terrestrial agency of sandstone, schist, and shale. We have nonetheless chosen to grace our label with a 16th century woodcut of a surfing sorcerer before a strikingly familiar coastline that eerily conjures up our own, and pays tribute to Alex’s outspoken ancestor, Susanna North Martin, accused of witchcraft and executed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. After a little more than a year in old French barrels, we bottled unfiltered in January of 2015.
*Only available by the case
