Nielson Pinot Noir Santa Maria (Byron)

”winery description A good share of Byron winemaking takes place in the vineyard where winemaker Jonathan Nagy selects individual rows and blocks for their potential to express both variety and site-focusing particularly on clones that best exemplify Byron’s balanced textural and siteexpressive style. Byron’s site-specific Pinot Noirs are deeply rooted in the vineyards of Santa Barbara County’s two defining appellations: Santa Maria Valley and Sta. Rita Hills. The wines explore each vineyard’s block and row distinctions defined by soil microclimate fog cover wind exposure elevation clonal selection and farming techniques. Wine Description Originally planted in 1964 Nielson is the site of Santa Barbara’s first commercial vineyard and has been Byron’s estate vineyard for over 30 years. The historic cool-climate benchland vineyard serves as a model for Santa Barbara’s viticultural experimentation and sustainable farming methods. This wine is a combination of Dijon and Herit