10 Span Vineyards Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 2014 grapes_Torrontes Consistent temperatures through September enabled

Consistent temperatures through September enabled the grapes to ripen evenly to full maturity and develop concentrated flavors and aromas

and their unique flavors and characteristics

rich and full - at that half-way stage between Fino and Amontillado - some dried fruits such as sultana and a trace of barrels

Passion Fruit

Canadian cranberry juice and a hint of sumptuous peach juice from Chile

10 Span Vineyards Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 2014 grapes_Torrontes Consistent temperatures through September enabledPinot Noir is the red wine grape of Burgundy, now adopted (and feverishly studied) in wine regions all over the world. The variety's elusive charm has carried it to all manner of vineyards, from western Germany and northern Italy to Chile, South Africa, Australia and, perhaps most notably, California, Oregon and New Zealand. It is the patriarch of the Pinot family of grape varieties so called because their bunches are similar in shape to a pine cone