The Gap’s Crown Vineyard sits east of the town of Rohnert Park and rises up the western slope of Sonoma Mountain. This side of the mountain gets pelted with constant wind and fog that tunnels in through the Petaluma Gap and continues out to San Pablo Bay. Established on a relatively steep hillside, the Pinot Noir from Gap’s Crown can be summed up by a single word: complexity. The fruit was picked at optimal ripeness, destemmed and fermented at cool temperatures to enhance the fruit profile.

The 2022 Overshine Gap’s Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir opens with an attractive, harmonious aroma of black cherry and cranberry plus a little licorice, spice and forest floor. Smooth, elegant and very balanced, it ends dry, quite long and a bit juicy on the lasting finish.