‍Depending on the vintage, we produce 5 different Pinot Noirs.  With each of these expressions, the winemaker showcases how very different pinot noir can be depending on the clonal variety and the terroir. The US wine industry is very young compared to our European counterparts.  US Vineyards are primarily planted to specific clones of Pinot Noir. A clone is a cultivar from one “mother plant” that is propagated over and over because of specific desirable attributes. There are hundreds of different Pinot Noir clones.  Different clones develop differently in the vineyard depending on rootstock and terroir. Said another way, not all clones work well everywhere. In Burgundy, where Pinot Noir is king and has been cultivated for thousands of years, the growers have relied on a process called massal selection. New vines are planted from cuttings from several of the best vines in the vineyard(s) rather than propagating a single vine. To learn more, check out these two great articles, one published by Winesearcher and another published by WineFolly. Pinot mutates very easily in the vineyard and different clonal types of the grape do not yield the same wine profile. That’s one reason why red Burgundy wines (exclusively Pinot Noir) range in price from $10-$12 for Bourgogne labeled wine to over $20,000 for Domaine de la Romanee-Conti.