Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 Grower Champagne focused South African red that

focused South African red that shows what its signature grape can do when someone actually restrains it

the farming is certified organic with biodynamic work

and pepper notes characteristic of Agave Espadin

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Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 Grower Champagne focused South African red thatThe Petaluma Gap is named for a literal gap: a low break in the coastal hills that funnels cold Pacific air and fog inland nearly every afternoon. Vines answer that constant wind by slowing down and thickening their skins, which is why Pinot Noir from here tends to arrive darker and firmer than what grows a few miles inland. Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn have been making small lots of Sonoma wine since 2009, working with growers they actually know rather