Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 SPDESSERT has run the domaine since

has run the domaine since 2008

The 2025 is young and full of nervous energy

and mushroom earth

but finishes with hints of classic bubbly Chardonnay toastiness

As pure an introduction to the Rouget house style as exists at this address

Vaughn Duffy Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 2024 SPDESSERT has run the domaine sinceThe Petaluma Gap is named for a literal gap: a low break in the coastal hills that funnels cold Pacific air and fog inland nearly every afternoon. Vines answer that constant wind by slowing down and thickening their skins, which is why Pinot Noir from here tends to arrive darker and firmer than what grows a few miles inland. Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn have been making small lots of Sonoma wine since 2009, working with growers they actually know rather