2024 Arnot-Roberts Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Encosta da Quinta malted barley is locally sourced

malted barley is locally sourced

brisk acidity

fermentation of around 2 weeks at a controlled temperature of 23 °C

very low levels of alcohol and extraction

2024 Arnot-Roberts Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Encosta da Quinta malted barley is locally sourcedThe Peter Martin Ray vineyard is part of the original planting of Pinot Noir on Mt. Eden above the town of Saratoga in the Eastern Santa Cruz Mountains. Dating to the late 1800s this site is of historical significance as many of todays modern Pinot plantings have been made with genetic material that originated on this hill. The vineyard is 3 acres of old stake trained vines that are dry farmed at 1,600 in Franciscan Shale soils. The vineyard is still