Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge Point du Jour 2023 SPCALIFORNIA and summer in a conifer

and summer in a conifer forest

Tyler's appellation-wide Pinot Noir draws from top sites across Santa Barbara County

spicy core of red cherry and cracked pepper

and honestly that tells you most of what this tequila is for

The fruit comes from the Roero hills around Vezza d'Alba

Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge Point du Jour 2023 SPCALIFORNIA and summer in a coniferPoint du Jour comes from older plots on clay and limestone, a step up from the estate's regular Cheverny. Pinot Noir does most of the talking with Gamay in support, largely whole cluster fermented with a proper two week maceration, then aged in a jumble of barrels, demi muids and foudres before an unfiltered bottling with minimal sulfur. This is the serious end of Cheverny with none of the pomp: more depth and grip than the estate's regular red, but