2023 Model Farm Pinot Noir 'Alta Heights'

100% biodynamic and dry-farmed Pinot Noir from the highest elevation vineyard in Mendocino County, at 2,742 feet in elevation, growing on 30%+ grades. 90% destemmed grapes, fermented with wild yeast in old, one-ton open-top wood fermenters. Aged for nine months in French oak (10% new). No additions save for minimal sulfites (~ 20ppm free s02). Bottled unfiltered. 13.5% alcohol. 1,500 cases made. Husband and wife team Sean and Joanna Castorani met at Robert Sinskey and were the assistant winemakers at Rhys Vineyards and Kutch Winery, respectively. 

91 points, Wine Enthusiast. "This is a love letter to the high-elevation wines of California, those who have been forgotten along the way. It is fresh and lively with aromas of rhubarb- strawberry jam, citrus zest, and dried herbs, and completes the finish with a supple mineral on the finish. pair with roasted branzino."