Bien Nacido Vineyard Adobe Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the legendary Bien Nacido Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley, this Pinot Noir pays homage to the historic Ontiveros Adobe, an 1845 landmark that stands on the vineyard property as a testament to California's rich rancho history. The vineyard's unique position, opening directly to the cold Pacific Ocean via the east-west running Santa Maria Valley, subjects the vines to morning fog and cool coastal breezes. This maritime influence, combined with elder loam soils, allows for an exceptionally long growing season. Dominion Tantara crafts this cuvée using traditional, low-intervention French winemaking techniques, aging the wine in select French oak barrels to preserve the site's signature bright red fruit, savory dried herbs, and vibrant acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1997 in California's cool-climate Santa Barbara County, Dominion Tantara is an artisan producer renowned for its site-specific Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Sourcing fruit from celebrated Central Coast terroirs such as Bentrock, Dierberg, and La Encantada vineyards, the winery emphasizes low-intervention, Burgundian-inspired winemaking techniques that showcase the purity of each vintage. Its cellar regime prioritizes indigenous fermentations, gentle handling, and judicious use of French oak to produce focused, elegant wines of remarkable depth and ageability. In addition to its acclaimed single-vineyard and reserve Pinot Noirs, Dominion Tantara crafts refined, small-lot expressions of Chardonnay, Syrah, and Cabernet Franc.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14.5%