Vaughn Duffy Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Bacigalupi Vineyards 2023 SO20231114 and Rasteau

and Rasteau

brighter acidity

Whole-cluster fermentation with native yeasts and aging in seasoned French oak yield a red that leans toward the Pinot Noir side of Garnacha: perfumed

with aromas of ripe orchard fruit and white flowers

Vaughn Duffy Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Bacigalupi Vineyards 2023 SO20231114 and RasteauThe Bacigalupi name sits inside one of California's founding legends: their Chardonnay made up a large share of the 1973 Chateau Montelena that beat white Burgundy in Paris in 1976. Three generations later the family still farms the same Westside Road ground in the Russian River Valley, and their Pinot Noir is some of the most sought after fruit in Sonoma. Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn get a small allocation of it and bottle it on its own rather than