2021 Arnot Roberts "Peter Martin Ray" Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir

Duncan Arnot Myers and Nathan Lee Roberts make wine with the intent to show a new side of California, one that reflects a world outside of super-ripe Cabernet and high alcohol. They run their project out Healdsberg, but source grapes from a number of California's greatest terroir with an intent to make lighter, more Burgundian styles of wine with more retrained fruit and a greater emphasis on minerality. While they may seem radical to some with their experimental grapes and early harvesting, Duncan and Nathan consider their wines to just be classic and retrained expressions of pure California. Longtime childhood friends that grew up in Napa Valley, they began making wine in 2001with the intent to share the joint passion and love for California's remarkable vineyards. While Napa is home, they also source grapes from some of the best sites across the entire state, including Sonoma Coast, Sata Cruz Mountains, Santa Rita Hills, Clearlake, and the Sierra Foothills. While Duncan and Nathan d