Pale gold in color

resulting in a semi-carbonic maceration

Grapes: 70 % Grenache

The historical La Froscà vineyard

Bright cherry color with notes of ripe red fruit and green tea with a floral nose

Jewel of Skyland Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir by Sean Walker McBride, 2019 Carbonic Maceration Pale gold in colorCrosby Roamann Napa Valley Jewel of Skyland is a one acre, dry farmed vineyard located in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA planted to a variety of clones of Pinot Noir. The 2019 vintage was partially destemmed and fermented on native yeasts for fourteen days, then pressed by hand. A natural malolactic fermentation occured in barrel, and the wine aged twelve months in one quarter new French oak. Bottled unfined and unfiltered at the winery by hand, we