Byron - Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County Sierra Madre Vineyards 2006 (750ml) Champagne Garnd Cru 'Ay'

Byron - Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County Sierra Madre Vineyards 2006 (750ml) Champagne Garnd Cru 'Ay'Critical Acclaim 92 points Wine Enthusiast The vineyard has had a long, checkered history, and Byron has dipped into it for many years for Pinot Noir that's almost always compelling. Their 06 is a dark, full bodied wine. It's dense in young, jammy black cherry and mocha fruit and very spicy. Feels dramatically rich and complex, and should develop bottle nuance over the next six years.

Apart from the own single vineyard

It was produced according to the same principals that POMMERY holds so dearly in the production of its rosé wines: a blend of different chardonnay and Pinot wines and a dash of red wine

SERVING TEMP

30% from Alexander Valley

Should age very slowly

the wine was fermented whole cluster in open-top barrels with carbonic maceration

From 20 year old vines on all types of soil

Ageing potential: medium/high

this wine ends on a fruity and crunchiness tast

It shows red fruits as well as a light toffee character with the wood aging flavors in the background

Unabashedly Italian

structural complexity of Syrah to honor Old World traditions