Sourced from two premier California growing regions, Edna Valley and the Sonoma Coast.

Sonoma Coast:  features some of California’s best Pinot Noir growing regions, including portions of the Russian River Valley and coastal areas as far north as Annapolis. The Mediterranean climate, with warm days and evenings impacted by fog drawn toward the Central Valley and Sacramento regions, produces fruit with bright acidity, structure and complex layers of flavors.

 

Edna Valley lies on the coastal plains south of San Luis Obispo, and a series of modest hills serve to trap the maritime influences that reach shore each day from the Pacific Ocean. Here, the cooling fog helps moderate temperatures and maintain them evenly, leading to an early bud break and extended hang-time, among the most generous in California. Where much of California’s coastal mountain ranges run north to south and form a barrier for inland regions, ranges here more often meander west to east, allowing winds and fog to reach further inland, providing an ideal climate for Pinot Noir, with a growing season that sometimes lasts 50% longer than Burgundy.

LINEARE Wines

Location:

California

Lineare (meaning lineage) is a Napa Valley-based company.   Here’s a project from a 20 year veteran winemaker with a plethora of 90+ point wines under his belt, who has spent a lot of time with the elusive Pinot Noir grape. The project was ahead of its time (or behind the recession) and enjoyed only 2 vintages.