2022 Stagiaire 'Still Life With Hillside', California, USA Lisboa Jean-Marc Pillot typically makes two

Jean-Marc Pillot typically makes two barrels a year from fruit purchased from his friend Blair Pethel of Domaine Dublère

with soils ranging from gravelly marl to calcareous marl to blue marl

Direct press Regent that has been added to an open vat with the already fermenting juice(s) of Neuburger & skin contact Riesling

Vineage: 20 to 120+ years old

2022 Stagiaire 'Still Life With Hillside', California, USA Lisboa Jean-Marc Pillot typically makes twoPlaying around with Zinfandel in red(ish) form again for the first time since 2018. It was that wine and vintage where I began playing around with infusions of whole clusters in direct pressed juice. A way of drawing out maceration periods without creating overly tannic and weighty wines. Some great flavors and nuanced characteristics often don't come out until fermentation is almost finished and this allows me to capture those while maintaining