San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir 2023

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Over 40 years of farming and winemaking on the True Sonoma Coast, David Hirsch’s accumulated wisdom has shown that the dominant influence on the farming and winemaking is the San Andreas Fault, which lies just half a mile from the Hirsch Vineyard. The wine that captures the complexity and energy of this geologic phenomenon is the San Andreas Fault Estate Pinot Noir, the wine that David calls the “Hirsch Hirsch”. 

Hirsch Vineyards comprises 72 acres, divided into 67 individual farming blocks, corresponding to the dramatic and sudden changes in soil and aspect created by the Fault. The vineyard has a fearsome diversity of soils, aspects, elevations and microclimates. This complexity defines the farming and winemaking practices: each block was individually developed and is now farmed, harvested and vinified separately. 

The 2023 San Andreas Fault is a showstopper, packed with blackberries, black cherries and a hint of blueberry. The palate is elegant and silky, with the persistent yet transparent texture that is a hallmark of this vintage. Notes of violet, mint, cassis and redwood forest make for a remarkably complex bouquet. This is a notably complex wine for its youth.