2020 Pyramid Valley Vineyards 'Earth Smoke' Pinot Noir, Canterbury, New Zealand Auvergne The wine is aged for

The wine is aged for 10 months in terracotta

and lemon zest with caramel apples and pecan pie lingering on the finish

Distilled in Indiana from an undisclosed mash bill

VINIFICATION: Indigenous yeast fermentation in small stainless steel tank

make the case that this vineyard should be regarded as an iconic (and unmistakably distinctive) California Cabernet site

2020 Pyramid Valley Vineyards 'Earth Smoke' Pinot Noir, Canterbury, New Zealand Auvergne The wine is aged forIf youre in our wine club Leon Circle, you know my feelings about Canterbury. Its a profound terroir defined by limestone, made famous to us years ago by a small biodynamic winery, Pyramid Valley. The wines moved me deeply and made me pay attention. They grew into cult status, the original owner passed away and the wines seemingly disappeared. But, under new ownership,the same limestone driven wines have been brought back to life. With the same strict