Florèz 'Cave Dew' Pinot Noir 2023 Gifts

Florèz 'Cave Dew' Pinot Noir 2023 Gifts'Cave Dew' is young Santa Cruz winemaker James Jelks' homage to the early years of his wine education, in the early 2000's, when Burgundy had become dominant in the global wine education, and therefore Pinot Noir was the variety that he spent a lot of time thinking about. This is Florz's more affordable or accessible bottling of Pinot, drawn from the organically farmed Gimelli Vineyard. 80% whole cluster carbonic fermentation, 20% destemmed, rested in

decant—and age it if you've got the patience

these distillates are pushing the boundaries of what spirits can be or even are

all estate-owned

in Bristol

and they produce the full gamut of Jura wines and spirits

grown on opok

subtle Oaxacan work—this is a deep

with gentle bitterness coming from gentian and chicory

this world would be so much better

with these particular vines planted in 1957

[ Nothing Fancy] has a why-didn't-I-think-of-that simplicity

and a hint of vanilla