The 2023 Pinot Noir California Alpine Wine spent nine months in 10% new French oak. Relatively hands-off winemaking yielded a vivid, pure-fruited Pinot that's almost carbonic in feel. It buzzes with lively, bright notes of dusty red/blue berry fruit, blood orange, lavender and spice. Pleasantly exuberant, accessible and high in delicious factor, this value-oriented red massively over-delivers at its $25 price point.

This is a love letter to the high-elevation wines of California, those who have been forgotten along the way. It is fresh and lively with aromas of rhubarb- strawberry jam, citrus zest, and dried herbs, and completes the finish with a supple mineral on the finish. pair with roasted branzino.