Florez Wines "Cave Dew" 2024

Producer: Florez Wines
Region: Santa Cruz, California, USA
Varietals: Pinot Noir
Viticulture: Organic
Category: Red
Size: 750ml

From the Winemaker:

"Here at Florèz Wines we embrace old world technique and sensibility. Everything begins with the vineyards and the best quality starting ingredients.

Some of the vineyards we are farming ourselves using organic practices, and dry farming management. To supplement we source fruit from organically and sustainably farmed vineyards. We work to stay as local as possible to the Santa Cruz area. We follow through with astute craftsmanship utilizing native yeasts, eschewing additives, racking well but never filtering, a carefully monitored élevage without sulfur and sur lie, and bottling with minimal effective sulfur or less.

Florèz wines was founded by James Jelks in 2017. Born in Santa Cruz and raised in Davis California Jelks is a west coast kid. After a decade of wine fascination, attending UCDavis E&V program, and working worldwide Jelks set his sights on producing wines in Santa Cruz county."

Making of:  70% of the grapes are destemmed and 30% left whole cluster. 

Personality: “A bright, medium density Pinot with a nice dark hue. Brighter and fresher aromatics than the 2023 vintage, featuring cherry and cassis. Delicious young, with potential for ageing.”

Vineyard: Hunter Hill & Kadlecek, both in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Hunter Hill is a coastal site with weathered sandstone tucked into the redwoods, and Kadlecek vineyard is just minutes away from the winery on a steep southern exposure. Both are farmed organically.