Small Vines TBH Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2023
2023, Sonoma Coast, California, USA
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Profile & Story
100% from our TBH Vineyard (The Barlow Homestead), planted by us to 4x3 spacing in 2009. TBH sits on a cool-windy ridge top with heavy coastal influences in Graton, dry farmed without the use of synthetic chemicals by Small Vines. The 2023 vintage was a very late start to budbreak which shaped the entire season and brought us a later harvest than in recent years. In general, it was a cool year — very long and mild — without any large heat spikes. The cool vintage brought pretty wines of lovely acidity and lower alcohols.
Tasting Notes
This exquisite Pinot Noir, from obsessively tended vines, expresses focus and a distinct sense of place. This amazing site is expressing itself with purity of fruit, great natural acidity, satisfying tannins, minerality and even some distinct savory characteristics.