Sonoma County Pinot Noir

Beef, Veal, Game (deer, venison), Poultry

Vineyard sites are Bohan, McDougall and Mindego Ridge. Vineyards planted 1972–1999. Between three and eight miles from the Pacific – a declassified blend from the Sonoma Coast vineyards from which Jamie Kutch buys. Three-day cold soak and then natural fermentation and malo plus foot-treading. 75% whole cluster.

Aged for 15 months on lees. 20 barrels and 500 cases produced.

Three-day cold soak and then natural fermentation and malo plus foot-treading. 75% whole cluster. All used oak.

Jamie Kutch’s route to winemaking began late. He had graduated in finance and found himself increasingly bored with the rat race of New York trading floor. As he became more and more fixated on wine and the industry, he would chuck it all in and relocate to California, armed with savings, a steadfast determination and unbridled passion to produce Pinot Noir. His inaugural releases came as recently as 2005. After a rocky road, Kutch is today considered one of the leading exponents of Pinot Noir, ever refining and thrilling for wines of refinement, brightness and translucent expression of place.