2017 Joyce "Submarine Canyon" Monterey County Pinot Noir

Notes

Winemaker's Notes: "The maritime influences of the Monterey Submarine Canyon, measuring a full one mile in depth from top to bottom, is the inspiration for this Pinot Noir. The grapes were mostly de-stemmed with 30% remaining as whole clusters. The grapes where then fermented using native yeasts at cool temperatures until dry in small open top temperature controlled tanks. The wine was aged on its lees for 8 months in neutral French oak barrels where a naturally occurring malolactic fermentation occurred. The wine was racked to tank and allowed to settle for a month prior to being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Grapes were sourced from three vineyards in Arroyo Seco / Monterey / Gabilan Mt. Range."