Lindsay's Vineyard Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–12 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept Sta. Rita Hills AVA in Santa Barbara County, the Lindsay's Vineyard Pinot Noir is a deeply personal bottling for Dominion Tantara, named after co-founder Bill Cates' daughter, Lindsay. This prized vineyard benefits from the region's unique transverse mountain valleys, which draw cool marine fog and chilly Pacific breezes directly across the vines. This natural air conditioning slows grape ripening, allowing for the development of complex phenolics and vibrant acidity. Grown in calcium-rich, diatomaceous soils, the grapes are crafted using traditional Burgundian methods, including gentle open-top fermentation and aging in select French oak barrels. The result is an elegant, structured Pinot Noir that beautifully balances rich dark fruit flavors with earthy undertones and a distinct mineral spine, capturing the wild, coastal essence of its terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1997 by Virginia natives Bill Cates and Jeff Fink, Dominion Tantara (originally founded as Tantara Winery) was born from a mutual passion for cool-climate Burgundian varieties. Operating out of the historic Rancho Tepusquet within Santa Maria Valley's celebrated Bien Nacido Vineyard, the winery sources fruit from elite Central Coast terroirs, including Dierberg, Talley Rincon, Zotovich, and old-vine blocks of Bien Nacido. Benefiting from east-west transverse maritime corridors that funnel morning fog and cool Pacific winds across benchland sandy-loam soils, the estate emphasizes long hang-times with natural acidity preservation. Viticultural practices focus on sustainable management with meticulous canopy care. Cellar vinification embraces low-intervention Burgundian traditions: selective whole-cluster fermentations, native yeasts, and aging in fine-grained French oak barriques. Benchmark bottlings include single-vineyard expressions such as Bien Nacido Vineyard O Block Chardonnay, Zotovich Vineyard Chardonnay, and Dierberg Vineyard Pinot Noir, prized for their tension, crystalline minerality, and savory aromatic depth.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
14-14.5%