Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 NO20231025 The Gauthiers farm sustainably and

The Gauthiers farm sustainably and have been transitioning to organics

focused palate with a fine yeastiness and a citrus-peel snap on the finish

Whole-cluster macerated for eight to ten days

where the intensely fired barrels create a deep 'alligator' char layer for added smoothness

Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 NO20231025 The Gauthiers farm sustainably andThe Petaluma Gap is named for a literal gap: a low break in the coastal hills that funnels cold Pacific air and fog inland nearly every afternoon. Vines answer that constant wind by slowing down and thickening their skins, which is why Pinot Noir from here tends to arrive darker and firmer than what grows a few miles inland. Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn have been making small lots of Sonoma wine since 2009, working with growers they actually know rather