Pinot Noir Clone 115
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, seared salmon.
✨ Technical Specifications
Scheid Vineyards' Clone 115 Pinot Noir is a terroir-driven exploration of one of the most celebrated Dijon clones in California's cool-climate Monterey County. Originating from the Pinot Noir heartland of Burgundy, Clone 115 is prized by winemakers for its small berries, which yield intense color, complex aromatics, and elegant structure. Grown in Scheid's estate vineyards along the wind-swept Salinas Valley, the vines are heavily influenced by the 'Blue Grand Canyon' of Monterey Bay—a deep underwater canyon that funnels cold marine air and fog down the valley daily. This natural air conditioning slows ripening, allowing the grapes to develop deep, concentrated flavors of dark cherry, black tea, and earthy spices while preserving vibrant acidity. The wine is typically aged in French oak barrels to integrate its fine-grained tannins and add subtle notes of toasted vanilla.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1972 by pioneer Al Scheid, Scheid Vineyards began as an ambitious viticultural venture in southern Monterey County, initially supplying fruit to major California wineries before evolving into a vertically integrated estate wine producer. Spanning more than 3,000 acres across a 70-mile expanse of the Salinas Valley—encompassing microclimates across the Monterey, Arroyo Seco, and Hames Valley AVAs—the estate leverages thermal diurnal shifts driven by maritime winds off Monterey Bay. Viticulture balances alluvial gravel, decomposed granite, and clay-loam soils across twelve distinct ranch sites, farmed under SIP Certified and Certified California Sustainable standards, with the winery fully powered by an onsite wind turbine. Winemaking prioritizes varietal clarity, tension, and texture across an eclectic portfolio, celebrated for vibrant Sauvignon Blanc Reserve, aromatic Viognier, racy Dry Riesling, and rare regional white bottlings such as Petit Manseng and Roussanne.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir