Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept estates of Monterey County, Scheid Vineyards Pinot Noir is a beautiful expression of California's cool-climate viticulture. The Salinas Valley acts as a natural wind tunnel, drawing cold air and fog from the deep submarine canyon of Monterey Bay. This unique 'thermal engine' slows ripening, allowing the Pinot Noir grapes to develop intense flavor complexity and elegant structure while retaining vibrant, crisp acidity. Crafted at their state-of-the-art, wind-powered estate winery, this wine reflects the Scheid family's pioneering spirit and dedication to sustainable farming since 1972. It typically showcases a bouquet of dark cherry, red raspberry, and subtle earthy undertones, framed by soft, integrated tannins from aging in French oak barrels.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14.5%