Stirm Wine Co. Cienega Valley Pinot Noir Joaquinite 2023 ROSSCELLAR and a firm mineral backbone

and a firm mineral backbone

partially vinified in barrel to add textural depth and toasty complexity to the clay-driven density and limestone-driven salinity

The white sibling at Margaux Third Growth Cantenac Brown — a small-production Bordeaux Blanc made from a single parcel planted predominantly to Sauvignon Blanc

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Stirm Wine Co. Cienega Valley Pinot Noir Joaquinite 2023 ROSSCELLAR and a firm mineral backboneNamed for a rare gemstone mined in the rugged hills of San Benito County, Joaquinite is Ryan Stirm's Pinot Noir from the historic Gimelli Vineyard in Cienega Valley limestone rich soils, hot days, cold nights. Two blocks planted in 1997 are hand picked, destemmed, and fermented spontaneously in redwood vats for eight days before aging in old barrels. The result is a Californian Pinot in a transparent, structured mode: red fruited, lifted, and shaped