Whitcraft Winery, Santa Barbara County, La Cuna Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017 CJF Selections The ripeness of the fruit

The ripeness of the fruit is clear

There’s a splash of lemon oil

this will make a great ringer in future tastings with classified growers from the northern Medoc

The Cabernet Sauvignon-based 2013 El Desafio de Jonata is deep

The entire winery switched to biodynamic agriculture in 1996

Whitcraft Winery, Santa Barbara County, La Cuna Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017 CJF Selections The ripeness of the fruitWhen Drake Whitcraft took over the family winery in 2007 (the winery was founded two decades before, in 1985 by his parents, Chris and Kathleen) his goal was to make balanced Central Coast wine of purity, honesty, and finesse. Because he grew up within the culture of wine and California winemaking, he was perpetually under the tutelage of both father Chris and friend Burt Williams, founder of the legendary Williams Selyem winery in Sonoma. During a