2020 Centralas Syren Pinot Noir

Single-block organically grown Pinot Noir from Spear Vineyards in the Santa Rita Hills, sourced from Dijon clone 667 on northeast-sloping clay-dominant hillsides with east-west row orientation. The 2020 vintage involved two separate pickings—two tons harvested just before an extreme heat event and one ton two weeks later—enabling balance despite the warm vintage. Native fermentation and aged one year in used French oak barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Vegan. Highly age-worthy, expected to evolve beautifully over the long term.
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Specs

Type: Red
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2020

Geography

Region: California
Sub-region: Santa Rita Hills
Vineyard: Spear Vineyards
 

Farming

Certified organic. No synthetic chemical inputs. Single clone/single block (667 on 5BB) planted on northeast sloping clay dominant hillsides with mostly east-west row orientation. 3 x 6 spacing, VSP (vertical shoot positioning). Hand tended and hand picked.
 

Harvest

Grapes harvested in two pickings (two tons before extreme heat event, one ton two weeks later after heat); fully destemmed
 

Fermentation

Natural fermentation using indigenous/ambient yeasts in two-ton open-top T-bins with single punch-down per day
 

Aging

One year in used oak barrels (100% neutral French oak); bottled unfined and unfiltered