Pinot Noir – Amy and Peter Made This

Amy and Peter

Pinot Noir – Amy and Peter Made This

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Country USA
Region California
Producer Black Sheep Finds
Size

750mL

Style Red
Practices Organic
Grapes Pinot Noir
Other Features Vegan, Indigenous yeasts

When trying to name this new wine Peter and Amy wanted to convey the spirit of their winery. They are a two-person operation, handling every cluster, performing each punchdown of the tanks and filling every barrel. In other words, Amy & Peter Made This!
The grapes come from the organically farmed Radian Vineyard, located at the western edge of Santa Rita Hills along Santa Rosa Road, in a valley directly open to the Pacific Ocean. The consistently cool and sunny climate is ideal for growing excellent Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. This wine is made from a south facing slope planted to clone 115 and a west facing slope planted to clone 667.

The grapes were partially de-stemmed with 25% whole clusters left intact. Fermentation took place with native yeasts and lasted a total of 16 days. The wine was aged in two and three year old French oak barrels for 14 months before bottling without filtration.
Spicy and earthy aromas of blackberry and raspberry give way to bright acidity on the palate and round sweetness of fruit. This is a classic example of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir, both complex and refreshing. 13% alcohol. Vegan. 500 cases produced.

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About the Producer

Peter Hunken got his start in winemaking in 2001 at Stolpman Vineyards and was the Assistant Winemaker there until 2006. In 2003, he partnered with Sashi Moorman to start Piedrasassi (a mash-up of their two names, Peter and Sashi) as well as Holus Bolus, a brand focused on Syrah. During this time he gained experience working with Rhône varieties, as well as Sangiovese, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2004, he met Amy Christine, his future wife, spitting wine over the winery drains in Lompoc. They founded Black Sheep Finds a year later; in 2008, Peter decided to amicably split from Sashi to focus on Holus Bolus, while Piedrasassi went to Moorman. Peter and Amy went on to develop other projects under the umbrella of Black Sheep, with Peter in charge of the winemaking - as well as managing and directly selling the wines in Central and Southern California. 2020 marked his 20th vintage making wine in Santa Barbara County. In 2013, Amy passed the Master of Wine exam and can now call herself one of 14 women in the US to achieve the title. In addition to the work she does with the Institute of Masters of Wine, she works full-time for Kermit Lynch Imports. In the little spare time she has left, she helps out in the vineyard and cellar.

Farming/vinification practices: Black Sheep Finds works closely with vineyards they purchase grapes from with acre contracts, in addition to their own vineyard, the Joy Fantastic. Amy and Peter reduced punching downs - previously 3 times a day, now once a day; they are pumping over instead. This is less work, but it still manages the cap and alleviates any volatile acidity (the wine is also blanketed with CO2), while resulting in wines with more elegance. There is less extraction, more finesse, and no bitterness on the finish. All the wines are unfined, and vegan.

- Bien Nacido Vineyard (Holus Bolus blanc) - the 5 acre block of Roussanne is farmed biodynamically. Goats eat the cover crop during the winter, and biodynamic preparations are used. The other parts of the vineyard (it is a very large vineyard) are SIP Certified Sustainable.
- Radian Vineyard (Amy & Peter Made This Pinot Noir) - this vineyard is farmed organically, though it does not yet have a certification.
- John Sebastiano Vineyard (Holus Bolus Syrah “Franc de Pied) - this vineyard is farmed organically, not certified.
- Presqu’ile Vineyard (Holus Bolus Syrah, “Presqu’ile Vineyard”) - this vineyard is SIP Certified sustainable.
- The Joy Fantastic Vineyard: in 2014, Amy and Peter realized their dream of having their own "estate" vineyard. What was formerly a hillside cow pasture, located in one of the farthest west sites in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation, was developed and planted with 3 acres of Pinot Noir (Swan, Mt. Eden, Pommard, 115 and 667), 1 acre of Chardonnay (Mt. Eden and 76) and 1 acre of Syrah (a mishmash of 5 clones). The first (small) crop was harvested in 2016. This vineyard is CCOF certified Organic.

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You Tube channel: Holus Bolus Winery and The Joy Fantastic Vineyard

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