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Zotovich

Ryan Zotovich has moved out of Lompoc's wine ghetto, in a sense, even if he's now in a new facility just across the street. His work space has grown exponentially, which will allow him to take on consulting projects as soon as he gets completely comfortable with the management of his family's vineyard and his own winery. Zotovich, who is just over 30, followed up his graduation from Cal Poly by working with Bruno D'Alfonso, Kris Curran at Sea Smoke and Steve Clifton at Palmina, and taking over the management of his family's namesake vineyard on the south side of Route 246, smack in the middle of the Santa Rita Hills' sweet spot near Melville, Babcock and Hilliard-Bruce. His wines tend toward the elegant side but he admits that he's still finding his comfort zone and that "as the vines get older they're going to determine the style as much as or more than anything." He still sells a good amount of fruit to many of the region's top producers and thinks that because different producers are making wine from essentially the same fruit, it "will help us find the vineyard's personality and see if there's common thread, or real terroir there."

From Focus on California's Central Coast (Nov 2013) by Josh Raynolds

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2010 Pinot Noir Estate Sta. Rita Hills

Release Price: $42

Color: Red

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