2019 Poe Pinot Meunier "Van Der Kamp Vineyard", Sonoma County, California, USAABOUT THE WINE: The Pinot Meunier was picked on August 24th of 2016 and fermented in neutral French oak barrels with native yeast and without sulfur. ABOUT THE PRODUCER: The Van der Kamp Vineyard lies at the very top of the eastern side of Sonoma Mountain, at a 1,400 foot elevation looking down on the town of Glen Ellen to the east and Bennett Valley to the northwest. Sonoma Mountain was once part of the Pacific Ocean floor, and thus has a patchwork

this beautifully nuanced and irreverently elegant wine shows all of the aromatic complexity and textural presence that are the hallmarks of wines grown on the limestone of our estate

Rasa is a Sanskrit term that “literally means juice

his wife and business partner

Pierre Boillot is a rare master of both the Côtes de Beaune and the Côtes de Nuits–not only does he have the vineyards but also the savoir-faire and skill

all fermentations are with indigenous yeast

One of the hallmarks of Pradeaux is that the grapes are never destemmed

Three of the plots are sources for single-vineyard selections

Domaine du Pégau emphasizes native fermentations

We honor Mother Nature’s intentions and the work of our farmers by only sourcing organically grown grapes from Sonoma and Mendocino Counties

The wine is bottled during the summer and ages in bottle before being released

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I fill small tanks with whole grape clusters (which were harvested in half-ton macrobins) and pump in Co2