50 by 50, Rose of Pinot Noir, Carneros, California, 2023

Overview of the Wine
"The 50 by 50 -- what's in a name? To start it's the fusion of two passions - architecture and wine, the latter one dominating as I drank my way to knowledge traveling around the globe performing with my band, Devi, through 7 world tours and countless music festivals. From consumer, to respectful student to devoted Pinot Noir producer.

My love of Pinot Noir came later in life. When my band, Devo, signed with Warner Brothers Records in 1978, we left Ohio for the promise of California. In many ways it wasn’t at all what the exported myth promised, but it delivered as an explosive wake up call to food and wine. Commensurate with our “new wave” music revolution, there was a gang of new wave chefs inventing culinary dreams in California. I met restaurateurs Michael McCarty, Bruce Marder, Wolfgang Puck, Piero Selvaggio, Jeremiah Tower, and many more. I became a disciple of the new California cuisine and the California wines with which it was often paired. I attended an endless array of California winemaker dinners, meeting many of the best, and drank my way to knowledge.

I’m asked quite often why we are launching our brand with a Pinot Noir and a Rosé of Pinot Noir. The answer is quite simply that I love the varietal. You might say I’m a Pinot Noir junkie. So, we went to one of the best locations in California to purchase our fruit where it thrives – the Sonoma Coast." - Owner Gerard V Casale

Winemaker
Eric Lyman

Grape / Blend
Pinot Noir

Origin
Carneros, California

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
The fruit for both wines was grown and harvested at Rodger’s Creek, in the Sonoma Coast AVA helmed by Randy Luginbill and Jonathan Gold, veterans with 30 years of experience. Rodger’s Creek vineyards are 15 years old and were formerly pasture land. The soils are a Kidd stony loam and our grapes came from vines on an approximately 9 percent slope at an elevation of 675 feet.

Gluten free.

Product size: 750ml