Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir
 
Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir

Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir

Santa Lucia Highlands · Estate-Grown
“The Godfather”

Garys’ is renowned for its rich fruit, depth and power. Its masculine profile is typically expressed through layers of blackberry, cola and tobacco, framed by polished tannins. Affectionately described by our winemaker as “a 19th-century library with a cigar in hand,” this is a Pinot Noir with unmistakable gravitas.

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From vineyard to bottle

Farming
Each vine hand-tended every 12 days by our family
Harvest
Night harvested for stable grape chemistry and preserve freshness
Fermentation
Hand-sorted, destemmed, whole-berry fermentation, 21–29 day cold soak
Aged
Free-run juice aged 10 months in French oak, typically ~66% new
Bottling
Bottled unfined and unfiltered, rested six months before release
Garys' Vineyard

Garys' Vineyard

Garys' is named after not one, but two Garys. Planted entirely to Pinot Noir, this site has become renowned for producing benchmark expressions of the varietal in the Santa Lucia Highlands with its bold and spicy aromatics and rich palate with dark berry and tobacco flavors. 

Recognition Through the Years

#27
Top 100 Wines
2022 Garys' Vineyard
Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast
#44
Top 100 Wines
2022 Garys' Vineyard
Pinot Noir
Vinous
#18
Top 100 Wines
2014 Garys' Vineyard
Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast
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Jaw-dropping on all fronts, this wine by the pioneering Franscioni family approaches regional perfection.
Matt Kettmann ·  Wine Enthusiast