Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, grilled salmon.
✨ Technical Specifications
Dominion Tantara's Pinot Noir is a masterful expression of California's Central Coast, drawing inspiration from the historic, cool-climate vineyards of Santa Barbara County. The region's unique transverse mountain ranges run east-to-west, channeling chilly Pacific breezes and morning fog directly into the vineyards. This natural air conditioning slows ripening, allowing the Pinot Noir grapes to develop complex phenolics and retain vibrant acidity. In the cellar, the winemaking philosophy leans heavily on traditional Burgundian techniques, utilizing gentle handling, open-top fermenters, and aging in select French oak barrels to craft a wine that balances bright red fruit character with earthy undertones and silky tannins.
🍾 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%