A serious dry red made 100 meters from the Black Sea
The Martin family farms 19 hectares here on Kimmeridgian limestone—the same ancient seabed formation found in Chablis and Champagne—producing Sauvignon Blanc with more body and minerality than typical Sancerre
confident Chardonnay that rewards attention without demanding it
while the palate brings dried mushrooms as well as signature Nebbiolo structure
yield tiny amounts of fruit with deep concentration
Hirsch Vineyards, Pinot Noir San Andreas Sonoma Coast , 2023 skurnik burgundy DI offer A serious dry red madeDavid Hirsch fell for Burgundy in the 1970s, then translated that obsession into one of the most extreme cool climate vineyards in California, planted on a ridge above the Pacific directly atop the San Andreas fault. The estate is now a patchwork of 67 individual blocks, farmed biodynamically since 2011 (fully converted by 2014), with his daughter Jasmine taking over as winemaker in 2019, and the San Andreas bottling is the signature: a selection