Metrick Rancho la Viña Pinot Noir

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24 HOUR SALE
Typically $52/bottle from Metrick Wines
Vintage 2019 from the Santa Rita Hills
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About Metrick Wines: “There are two goals with Metrick. First, to make fresh and elegant wines that represent their vineyard origins. Second, to test techniques and theories on how to best craft wines so that they most accurately represent their vineyards. It’s a very personal exploration for me [Alex Russan]. In addition to winemaking, I write for various wine publications about wine science and the nature of terroir.”

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TASTING NOTES: “Bright and fresh on the palate, red berries and an earthy background.

Metrick is the CA project of former sherry bottler Alex Russan. Metrick wines are elegant and fresh, and seeking to craft wines that represent their origins. The wines are natural or low intervention. Rancho la Viña may be Santa Barbara County’s most beautiful vineyard, and one with rare characteristics, leading to unique, earthy wines.” (AbV 13.5%)

VARIETALS: Pinot Noir

BARRELS: 18 months in French oak.

PAIRS WITH: N/A

THAT REMINDS ME OF: The metric system.

Did you know that the metric system originated with the French Revolution? Turns out the upheaval of society is a great setting to propose changes to existing systems! Previously, there was no standardized system for measurement, but it made sense that there should be. The idea was that the units would be based on something natural. The meter, for example, would be made one ten-millionth of the length between the equator and the North Pole.

The system became adopted by France in 1799 and spread from there. They had invited many other countries to cooperate previously. Great Britain ignored the invitation, sort of like the unicorns and dragons when Noah gathered beasts for the ark.

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