2018 LIOCO ‘Saveria Vineyard’ Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA Masseria del Pino La Soupe Populaire is equal

La Soupe Populaire is equal parts:

Vidonia is made from 3 plots of ungrafted Listan Blanco trained in cordon trenzado all over 100 years old

he bottles it as Vin de France

Greg Phelan planted four plots of own-rooted Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in areas cooled by Pacific winds

and Ton and his team harvest minute quantities of grapes each vintage from these low-yielding long-branched vines

2018 LIOCO ‘Saveria Vineyard’ Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA Masseria del Pino La Soupe Populaire is equalA hidden vineyard near the town of Aptos, a mere 4. 5 miles from the Pacific. Pinot clones 115, 667, & 777 planted in the late 1990s. Soil is a deep colluvial fan of sand & calcareous marine deposits with excellent drainage. Exchange of fog sun ensures proper vine respiration & very even ripening. Maritime climate necessitates extended hang times. Farmed by Prudy Foxx, aka "the Vine Whisperer."