Scott Paul

We believe that Pinot Noir is a wine of elegance and finesse, rather than one of power and extraction. We believe that Pinot Noir is the most complex, aromatic, perfumed, subtle, and sensuous wine on the planet. We believe in doing everything possible in the vineyards and the winery to capture that elegance and finesse, and all the inherent sensual qualities.

In the vineyard, this means painstaking attention to detail. We believe in low yields, leaf-pulling, green-harvesting, hedging, plowing, composting, and in entering into a close relationship with each vine.

In the winery, this means having the courage to do nothing. Grapes and must are moved only by gravity. Fermentation is conducted only by wild, indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation is allowed to occur naturally. The Burgundian techniques of Pigeage (punch-down) and Remontage (pump-over) are used as means of gentle extraction.

French Oak barrels (less than 20% new) are used to age the wines - to let them breathe and mature, not to impart artificial flavors or aromas. The wines are bottled un-fined and un-filtered, and should continue to gain depth and complexity over many years in the bottle.