Stirm Wine Co. Cienega Valley Pinot Noir Joaquinite 2023 ROSSCELLAR which lets the site's lift

which lets the site's lift and perfume come through instead of burying it

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

Grown in sand and on their own root stock

then two years in sherry casks—a dual-maturation approach unusual for grappa

Stirm Wine Co. Cienega Valley Pinot Noir Joaquinite 2023 ROSSCELLAR which lets the site's liftNamed 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