Scar of the Sea "Vino de los Ranchos" 2022 Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley

This wine is a blend of two Santa Maria Vineyards. The younger plantings are from Rancho Ontiveros Vineyard and the old vine plantings are from Rancho Vinedo Vineyard, planted in 1973.

Both of these vineyards are farmed using organic farming practices.

The 2022 vintage is a compilation of 5 separate picks, fermented with native yeast and partial whole cluster. The wine aged for 7 months in old french oak barrels and was racked the first time to bottle, unfined and unfiltered, with minimal sulfur used.

Think candied cherry, juicy cranberry, and earl grey tea leaves

2,256 cases made 

-Winemaker's Note