Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 NO20231025 focused palate with a fine

focused palate with a fine yeastiness and a citrus-peel snap on the finish

The Gauthiers farm sustainably and have been transitioning to organics

Pacio Branco is a blend of Dona Branca

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

and Fuji apple skin

Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 NO20231025 focused palate with a fineThe 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