Lady of the Sunshine, Chene Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023, Edna Valley

The Chene Vineyard is the ‘home’ vineyard for this project, located on the Southwest side of the Edna Valley AVA, four miles from the Pacific. The valley is south of the coastal town of San Luis Obispo, low hills on three sides give it a bowl shape, allowing it to collect moisture-laden air from the Pacific. Cool, even temperatures and fog cover result in a very long growing season. The 6.5 acre vineyard was established in 2010 with 5.5 acres planted at high density (2,000 vines per acre) to four different Pinot Noir clones. This Pinot Noir is a 50/50 split of Clone 115 and 667 which is planted on the steepest slope of the vineyard, which has just a foot of topsoil on top of bedrock at the ridge. This de-vigored site gives small clusters that start to lignify in late summer. Chene is the home vineyard for Gina’s project, which she has converted to biodynamics.

Perfumed and aromatic, sweet dried cherries, spice, violets, star anise and a whole range of floral and savory notes.