Buckel Family Wines “You are beautiful” Hawk’s Nest Pinot Noir 2024 Country_Barbados iron-laced mineral depth

iron-laced mineral depth

000 feet in the North Fork Valley of Colorado

Guyot trained

and a belief that honest winemaking begins in the vineyard

Buckel Family Wines “You are beautiful” Hawk’s Nest Pinot Noir 2024 Country_Barbados iron-laced mineral depthThe Land Hawk's Nest is believed to be the highest Pinot Noir vineyard on Earth, planted at 6,800 feet in Colorado's West Elks AVA, in the North Fork Valley between Hotchkiss and Paonia. It is alpine desert country: warm days, cold nights, over 300 days of sun a year, and a steady downvalley current locals call the Million Dollar Breeze. The growing season is short, as little as 150 frost free days, which forces vines to ripen fast under intense high