2023 Stagiaire Wines 'Dreams on Layaway' Pinot Noir Rose

It has been a while since I’ve released this cuvee. It originally resulted from having to
direct-press all of the Santa Cruz Pinot in 2020 due to the fires that year. Now the dreams are intentionally laid away for a longer elevage in the attempt to make a serious blanc de noir that can fill in for when we are craving a pedigreed white wine.
Organic and regenerative Pinot Noir from the southern end of Carneros with a lot of marine influence. Minimal tilling and irrigation. Intelligent cover cropping. Sheep grazing.
Very gently pressed. Aged in barrel for 18 months and then in stainless for 3 months.
A rose for the winter. For big tables. For drinking now or for forgetting for a while.

75 cases made

From Winemaker Brent Mayeaux