Mahi Pinot Noir, Marlborough (2023) Gift westernmost part of Sonoma County

westernmost part of Sonoma County

Aconcagua is a warm valley

one of the great names of the Tuscan coast

and it has spent its short life proving it's more than a famous name - made at a family-owned distillery in Jalisco from 100% Blue Weber agave

who pioneered hillside planting and dry farming long before they were fashionable

Mahi Pinot Noir, Marlborough (2023) Gift westernmost part of Sonoma CountyMahi "our work" in Maori is the project of Brian Bicknell, who returned to Marlborough in the 1990s convinced its valleys were being flattened into one regional style. His answer was to chase the character of individual sites rather than blend it away, and the wines made his name for exactly that. This Pinot Noir draws on two contrasting vineyards: the cooler Fareham Road end of Twin Valleys, which gives the wine its firm, fine grained structure, and