Purple Hands Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir West Wind Vineyard 2023 070226CRISP since 1683 - ten generations

since 1683 - ten generations now

Pavette pairs Zinfandel's juicy berry fruit with Cabernet Sauvignon for depth and Petite Sirah for a spicy kick

and Charles Ballot's tensile

It's low in alcohol and unapologetically fruity

From the producer: The orography of the Haro area is made up of small vineyard hills cultivated at all winds

Purple Hands Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir West Wind Vineyard 2023 070226CRISP since 1683 - ten generationsIf the Dundee Hills are about red volcanic Jory soils, Ribbon Ridge is the geological counter argument: a small, uplifted ridge of marine sedimentary soils (the local Willakenzie series) that tends to produce Pinots with a different kind of energy leaner, spicier, more savory. The West Wind vineyard sits in the middle of Ribbon Ridge at 400 600 feet, 14 acres all in Pinot Noir, organically farmed, planted between 2017 and 2019. Purple Hands' Cody