Division Villages Pinot Noir Methode Carbonique

Bright, lively Pinot Noir made in the carbonic method from one of our absolute favorite domestic winemakers.

From the producer:

Organic Practicing. We picked most of our Pinot noir from our home base site in the Yamhill-Carlton just before the late September rains at ideal ripeness for carbonic maceration. Our our new site in Elkton was able to hang through the rains and was nice and ripe a few weeks into October during what we jokingly called our second 2023 harvest after putting the wines we had picked pre-rains to rest for the year. The “Méthode Carbonique” is made entirely from the whole cluster carbonic maceration approach, most commonly associated with Gamay winemaking in the Beaujolais. We find this style works wonderfully with some of our Pinot noir sites and makes a wine that is perfectly approachable, fun, and purely Pinot. We age the carbonic wines mostly in stainless steel, but also in old barrels for textural pick up and to elevate the structure of the wine.