Belle Glos Pinot Noir Las Alturas Vineyard 2016 Color:Red Dezize-les-Maranges and Sampigny-les-Maranges

Dezize-les-Maranges and Sampigny-les-Maranges

and apple peel make for a harmonious finish

but will appreciate a new level of depth and oak from the spirit's time resting in a KOVAL whiskey barrel

and a modest agave core

sparkling getaway

Belle Glos Pinot Noir Las Alturas Vineyard 2016 Color:Red Dezize-les-Maranges and Sampigny-les-MarangesThe Spanish term 'Las Alturas' means 'the heights', a fitting name for this vineyard located on one of the highest grape growing benches in the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. At this elevation, the sunny but very cool climate creates a wine bearing all the hallmarks of this coastal region: robust, expressive, full bodied and balanced by a firm acidity. A rather forceful example of the grape variety, the 2016 Belle Glos Las Alturas Pinot Noir comes through