Clarion Atypical Pinot Noir

This wine’s not really about terroir or age-ability. It plays as a summer, chill-able red, blurring the line of color and fruit with the acidity and structure of a white. We start with a cool ferment (100% native yeast) of the red grapes on their skins to the point of vivid color, vibrant flavor and only the slightest kiss of tannin. At a precise moment we press, taking the juice off its skins and putting it into barrel, where we build massive fruit esters and thereafter finish it in the manner of a dry, aromatic, white. Spinning heads on patios is not such a bad thing.