Vaughn Duffy Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2024 051826OFFER with olive trees

with olive trees

whose resume runs through Chateau Palmer and Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

delicate but very animated

The 2021 vintage's cool temperatures preserve laser-like precision

Vaughn Duffy Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2024 051826OFFER with olive treesMost entry level Pinot Noir is a leftover, made from whatever didn't make the cut for the fancy bottlings. This one is built on purpose, blended from vineyards across Sonoma County that Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn chose for how they play off each other: cooler coastal influenced sites for lift and freshness, warmer inland ones for fruit and flesh. The couple started the label in 2009 and still work in small lots, so this bottle gets the same attention