2023 Ceritas Annabelle Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, California Starlight Distillery simply rechristened as a village

simply rechristened as a village AOC Pouilly-Vinzelles La Soufrandière

along Dry Creek

Fermentation of unsettled must in second- and third-year tight grain oak barrels of Damy

It was then racked to two new 600L demi-muids (used white demi-muids were not available to me for this wine at the time)

the label Passe-Tout-Grains is applied to blends of Gamay and Pinot Noir

2023 Ceritas Annabelle Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, California Starlight Distillery simply rechristened as a villageCuve Annabelle, named after one of John and Phoebes twin daughters, is sourced from the Kings Ridge Vineyard owned by their friend Red Car, high up in the mountainous part of the Fort Ross Seaview sub appellation of the West Sonoma Coast. Here only the ridgetops can be planted due to the steepness of the terrain placing the vines in the cool sunshine found at elevation. Surrounding the site is an old growth redwood forest that protects the site from