Pinotage is a hybrid of Pinot Noir and Cinsault. Ours comes from 2.5 acres of our Backdoor Vineyard—a significant Pinotage planting when you consider that only 20 acres of this varietal are planted throughout California. Careful hand-harvest, fermentation in an open-top tank, post-fermentation maceration and aging in a combination of American and French oak all give this wine its rich character.

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J Pinotage, Russian River Valley

Our J Pinotage has blackberry and ripe fruit aromas and flavors, with nuances of cedar and orange peel. The lush mouth yields abundant, youthful tannins and a lingering tropical finish.