Vaughn Duffy Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2024 Domaine Michel Gros 2022 Bigger and bolder than Labet's

Bigger and bolder than Labet's Chardonnays

Freisa is a little-known native Piedmont grape

This Zweigelt clocks in around 12

with Adelsheim's Gina Hennen guiding the winemaking

or aged Manchego cheese

Vaughn Duffy Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2024 Domaine Michel Gros 2022 Bigger and bolder than Labet'sMost entry level Pinot Noir is a leftover, made from whatever didn't make the cut for the fancy bottlings. This one is built on purpose, blended from vineyards across Sonoma County that Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn chose for how they play off each other: cooler coastal influenced sites for lift and freshness, warmer inland ones for fruit and flesh. The couple started the label in 2009 and still work in small lots, so this bottle gets the same attention