Scar of the Sea Pinot Noir 2024

This wine is a blend of fruit from three vineyards, highlighting the range of the SLO Coast AVA: the Bassi vineyard, planted in 2001 and Demeter-certified biodynamic; Casa Contenta in Avila Beach, planted ’17 and also Demeter-certified; and MarFarm in the Edna Valley, planted ’15 and practicing organic. Winemaker Mikey Giugni states, “This is one of the most important wines we make at Scar of the Sea. This wine was made over seven different vineyard picks. All the grapes for this blend were fermented in separate 1.5 ton bins, with 25% whole cluster. The grapes fermented with native yeasts and received two punchdowns daily until dryness. The wine was then drained and then the grapes were pressed in our two-ton wooden basket press. The wine was transferred to neutral French oak barrels for aging on fine lees for eight months. The wine was racked for the first time to bottle. Our wines are never fined or filtered.”