2023 Pinot Noir Oeuf en Béton
Coast Grade Vineyard
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Appellation
Ben Lomond Mountain
Alcohol %
13.5
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The wine spent just under 1 years on lees in the concrete egg before being bottled which gives it a very fresh style. The nose is beautifully balanced with aromas of fresh strawberry, ripe cherry, and rose petals. The palate is medium plus in body with more flavors of strawberry, tart red cherry, and pomegranate seeds. This wine is prime for early drinking.
Vineyard Notes
Coast Grade Vineyard, located in Bonny Doon, California is farmed by Ryan Beauregard. Planted in 2008, the 17 acre Pinot Noir vineyard sits at an elevation of 1,238 to 1,350 feet on a southwest facing slope. Monterey Bay influences combine with sandy loam soil and underlaying limestone to produce wines with minerality and striking acidity.
Production Notes
Here is what makes me excited about the wine from this project: simply put it is the purity of the wine. To expand upon this, there is no influence of; oak, micro-oxygenation (concentrating due to evaporation through the barrel), residual stainless steel flavors, etc. What you get with this wine is; pure Pinot Noir, pure Bonny Doon, pure terroir. It is the best expression of sense of place I have ever experienced in a wine. - Ryan Beauregard
Winemaker Notes
Estate grown Pinot Noir Grapes, indigenous yeast, naturally occurring malolactic bacteria, minimal Sulphur Dioxide. Aged in concrete.
Production
70 cases