V I N E Y A R D S & F A R M I N G

BCD Vineyard is located on rolling hills that lead up to the coastal mountain range. Cold fog flows in from the nearby Pacific Ocean in the late evening and covers the vineyard until midmorning. The climate and soils allow the fruit to slowly develop and make the unique character of this wine. Balletto Vineyards makes all of its wine from sustainably farmed estate vineyards located throughout the cool southern region of the Russian River Valley. It is one of the few Russian River wineries to be 100% estate grown and estate bottled, and specializes in vineyard-designated Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

W I N E M A K I N G P H I L O S O P H Y

Pinot Noir is one of the most expressive grape varietals grown. Balletto grows and harvests grapes to showcase the uniqueness of its estate vineyards and maintain Pinot’s brisk, natural acidity and lower alcohol level. Balletto’s Pinot Noir is exclusively fermented with indigenous yeast in small, six-ton open top tanks and aged in French oak barrels. New oak is used sparingly in order to enhance the wine, not dominate it. The result is serious Pinot Noir with depth, structure and finesse