Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 SPDESSERT The 7 ha hillside vineyard

The 7 ha hillside vineyard sits between 350 m - 390 m with southeast exposures that overlooks the valley and the Cistercian Abbey of Lieu-Dieu des Champs

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Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 SPDESSERT The 7 ha hillside vineyardThe Petaluma Gap is named for a literal gap: a low break in the coastal hills that funnels cold Pacific air and fog inland nearly every afternoon. Vines answer that constant wind by slowing down and thickening their skins, which is why Pinot Noir from here tends to arrive darker and firmer than what grows a few miles inland. Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn have been making small lots of Sonoma wine since 2009, working with growers they actually know rather