"Buddy Boy" Pinot Noir is a 100% Free Run Pinot Noir from the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. It features bright pops of smoked cranberry, tangerine, and pomegranate, complemented by aromas of wet slate and ripe blackberries.
Composition: 100% Pinot Noir consisting of clones 115 (25%), 777 (10%), 667 (15%), 828 (20%), 459 (20%), and 2a (10%).
Aging: The wine aged for 21 months in exclusively French oak barrels, with 32% new barrels (Boutes and Platagenet).
Purity: It is unfined, unfiltered, and produced without artificial colors, tannin powders, or fermentation aids.
Made for his grandson, with a nod to his grandfather - "Made this one for you, Champ, 20 years ago."