The 2022 Gamay Noir is effusive out of the glass with youthful aromas of red currants, pomegranate, light spices and tomato leaf. Jammy fruit textures show flavors of Bing cherry, black raspberry and cedarwood with a hint of nutmeg baking spice. The finish is smooth, rounded and beautifully balanced. A fresh, lively rendition of Gamay Noir, inspired by the wines of Beaujolais-Villages. 

The 2022 Gamay Noir is a blend from two distinct sites in Santa Barbara County—Nolan Vineyard (61%) in the Los Alamos Valley, and Murmur Vineyard (39%) in the Santa Maria Valley, which was planted by Tooth & Nail owner-winegrower Rob Murray in 2008.

While both sites are coastally influenced, Nolan Vineyard sees warmer afternoon temperatures compared to the ultra-cool Murmur Vineyard, allowing us to blend layered expressions of the Gamay Noir grape. The fruit from Nolan Vineyard was fermented in a concrete tank for 13 days to cultivate midpalate textures, while the fruit from Murmur Vineyard was fermented with native yeasts in 500-liter French oak puncheons—a labor-intensive method designed to create a pure and textural expression of the Gamay Noir grape. After gentle pressing, the lots were racked to neutral French oak barrels. After eight months of barrel maturation, the wine was blended and bottled unfined and unfiltered. 

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Sustainability is at the core of what we do. It is our way of doing right by the land that gives us so much. It also means being a good steward of our people, community, and winery culture.

• We farm our vineyards with organic practices
• We utilize hand labor for weed abatement as an alternative to herbicides
• We practice deficit irrigation as a means to conserve water and heighten fruit quality
• We pledge 1% of profits to “1% for the Planet” — a global initiative to benefit the environment and help grow a better world