on terraces at the top of the slope with full eastern exposure
and unmistakably slate-marked
The tension between juicy citrus and stony minerality is electric
and subtle herbal undertones
it walks the line between coastal California charm and cool-climate restraint
Stagiare Wines, Sonoma Valley Dust In The Tides, 2023 no20230524 on terraces at the topBrent Mayeaux got his start with a harvest on the far Sonoma coast, and Dust in the Tides is his coastal Pinot Noir homecoming. Grown a stone's throw from the Pacific, it's a small lot Sonoma Pinot made in Stagiaire's zero zero natural style, destemmed, given a long soak on the skins, and aged about a year in barrel with nothing added. The result leans dark and dense rather than delicate, a Pinot with a little grit and salt air in it. Fog, wind, and