2022 Hyperbole Pinot Noir
For any Pinotphile, the holy grail is of course the single vineyard designation. We make numerous designated pinots, which we release in the fall, although we also recognize it is a disservice to solely taste through micro-terroirs. There is something to be learned from understanding the entirety of a broader region, in this case the Central Coast AVA, especially through the lens of Pinot Noir. As a result, we have crafted Hyperbole. To build this wine, we source fruit from as far south as Santa Barbara and as far North as Monterey. In fact, most of our designated Pinot Noirs are represented in Hyperbole, especially Radian and Escolle Vineyards, plus 3 other non-designated Pinot sites we source specifically to add regional complexity to Hyperbole. The region’s terroir spans 5 different soil types with varying aspects and elevations. We blind-taste all the component wines, rank them, and blend them to craft the exact wine we want to make, using only our intuition as a guide. Of course, always with respect for the vintage. Enjoy!
The grapes were hand-harvested at optimal ripeness. They were then hand-sorted and destemmed. We cold-soaked the grapes for 3 days to extract color, after which fermentation began spontaneously. Daily pumpovers and punchdowns were performed for cap management. The grapes were then pressed at dryness and put into 30% new oak barrels plus 70% neutral barrels to age. The wine was racked 5 months after harvest to assemble the cuvee, then returned to barrel for another 12 months. We bottled this wine in April of 2024, unfined and unfiltered.
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Pinot Noir |
| Appellation | Central Coast |
| Vineyard | 5 different vineyard sites: Radian, Escolle, Coastview, Spanish Springs, and Norgrove |
| Harvest Date | 09/15/2022 |
| Alcohol | 13.80% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 03/05/2024 |
| Cases Produced | 165 |
| Country of Origin | UNITED STATES |
| Sparkling Wine | No |
