2019 Abel Vineyard Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley

We’ve been working with growers out on Guntley Road since 2006. The attraction has been its far west, marginal microclimate—equal parts marine and rainforest. Abel enjoys a prime “mid-slope” elevation ringed by redwoods and lorded over by a tumble-down red barn. There is a piercing quietude to the place that feels deep end. Something special happened out here in 2018, enough so to make us want to better understand the site and to render a wine that was even more essentially of the place. In 2019 we selected a different vineyard block, made an extra trip out there to green harvest our rows, and ended up with a follow-up bottling we are proud of. Abel shows a wild, alpine strawberry quality that we've never seen before in AV Pinot.