Pairs Well With: Languor
Drink This and You Become: Like a million percent more intelligent
The only way to make this better would be: If it arrived on a St. Bernard's collar
Whatever You Do, Don’t Spill This On: The blueprints. THE blueprints.
Don’t Serve This To: On-duty circus folk
Don’t Use This: As a dietary supplement
2010 Derby Pinot Noir, Derbyshire Vineyard, San Luis Obispo 750ml 4-Pack
This 100% Pinot Noir radiates roasted strawberries, herbs, and white pepper on the nose. Plump, sweet, and warm, it finishes beautifully with good breadth. This wine represents the unique terrior of the coastal vineyard and its dramatic, microclimatic growing conditions.
Ray and Pam Derby moved to the Central Coast area in the early 1990's with the intention of retiring. In 1998, they purchased their first vineyard property, now known as Derbyshire Vineyard and their thoughts of retirement were replaced by the inspiration of being a part of the wine world. In the years following, Ray next acquired the historic Laura's Vineyard (in east Paso) and then the Westside property, now called the Derby Vineyard. Needless to say, their plans of retirement never came to fruition.
After experiencing nearly a decade as a grape grower, the potential strengths of each property became apparent and in 2008, Ray and Pam launched Derby Wine Estates. They are extremely selective in terms of what goes into the bottle under the Derby label. The commitment to the land is appreciable, with only 20 hand-selected acres being used to provide fruit for their own brand. Grapes from the remainder (some 90%of their total acreage) are sold to some of the finest wine producers in California.
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