Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 NO20231025 real tannin and a streak

real tannin and a streak of cherry acidity running down the middle

where the intensely fired barrels create a deep 'alligator' char layer for added smoothness

and Fuji apple skin

Whole-cluster macerated for eight to ten days

this white wine emerges from just 0

Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 NO20231025 real tannin and a streakThe Petaluma Gap is named for a literal gap: a low break in the coastal hills that funnels cold Pacific air and fog inland nearly every afternoon. Vines answer that constant wind by slowing down and thickening their skins, which is why Pinot Noir from here tends to arrive darker and firmer than what grows a few miles inland. Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn have been making small lots of Sonoma wine since 2009, working with growers they actually know rather