Description
Matt Duffy is a talented winemaker who founded Vaughn Duffy with his wife, Sara Vaughn, in 2009. He had been working at a wine store in Sausalito, California and dating Sara at the time, when they realized they were not only falling in love with each other but with Pinot Noir. They got engaged and moved to Sonoma where Matt worked an internship at Siduri, then got a gig at Vinify, a custom crush facility full of like-minded folks making wines. They eventually purchased a ton of grapes and made two barrels of their first Pinot Noir. They made 100 cases of their first vintage of Rosé of Pinot Noir in 2010, and the wine made the San Francisco Chronicle's “Top 100 Wines of the Year”. Since then, the rosé has been one of the most popular wines they make—and for good reason. A lot of work went into the creation of this tasteful Sonoma County rosé, made from Pinot Noir, sourced from several sustainably farmed Sonoma County Pinot Noir vineyards. He used the saignée method of bleeding-off the juice from the skins for fermentation. Fermented and aged in old French oak barrels, with no malolactic fermentation. Expressive, with ripe aromas of tropical and citrus fruits. The palate is vibrant, with nicely focused acidity and juicy flavors of tart cherry, fresh cranberry and orange peel. Refreshing and nicely structured through the bright, lip-smacking finish.
