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
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)
14-14.5%