Desires, Actuality, & The Spaces In Between

Desires, Actuality, and the Spaces in Between. An absolute gem from Brett's 2020 vintage.

"Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir. Barrel fermented and aged for a year. Then put over the skins of the 2021 Pinot. Then back in barrel for another year."... "Simply, it's a two year elevage Pinot rosato that evokes sea spray on cherry chapstick coated lips"..."Fun and serious. Chug or decant. For now or for later."

Origin: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
ABV: 12.7%
USNW Classification: Natural
Varietal & Type: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2020

About the Winemaker

"Stagiaire- The French word for apprentice and what the winemaker I worked for in Jura called me when other local vigneron asked who the hell the guy speaking really bad French was.

The name encapsulates humility, impermanence, and the pursuit of knowledge.

I work with vineyards that are organic at a minimum, actively seeking thoughtfull and regenerative practices instead of recipe farming. Most importantly I want to work with good people that are trying to farm with nature instead of against it. Starting in 2020 I am farming a few parcels of my own.

If we have good grapes, why add anything to them in the cellar?"