2016 Littorai The Pivot Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, USA Pino Roman Medium-bodied with hints of honeydew

Medium-bodied with hints of honeydew and natural rice flavors

000 vines/ha

Geisenheim 198

The juice ferments with its native yeasts in clay tinaja before resting in the same vessels on its lees for 9 months

One new medium-toast barrel (~20% of the blend) was used as a nod to the Burgundian tradition – the interaction of oak tannin and wine helps to naturally stabilize Pinot’s delicate color and aid in the ability to quench oxygen during aging

2016 Littorai The Pivot Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, USA Pino Roman Medium-bodied with hints of honeydewHeidi and Ted Lemon purchased the Gold Ridge Estate in 2003 to create a model wine farm. The Pivot Estate Vineyard, located at the winery site, is positioned on a ridge top in the Sebastopol Hills, a distinctive growing region in western Sonoma County. The Sebastopol Hills is characterized by Gold Ridge loam soils and cool temperatures due to the proximity of the Petaluma Gap, the corridor through which fog travels inland. The Pivot Vineyard is 3