North American Press Lake County Kelsey Bench Lenoir Hero's Journey 2024 051426OFFER Serbia is the world’s 5th

Serbia is the world’s 5th largest producer of plums and as much as 70% of the total yield goes into distilling Šljivovica

farmed organically (a serious commitment in Galicia's rain)

Mostly pinot noir with a small amount of Chardonnay blended in

the Pirate cuvée appears only in exceptional vintages—just the third vintage of this 500-bottle release

There is a fine balance between the primary aromas (fruits)

North American Press Lake County Kelsey Bench Lenoir Hero's Journey 2024 051426OFFER Serbia is the world’s 5thLenoir is a grape that gets used and never credited, a tough American variety long grown in Texas and prized for shrugging off the pests and diseases that flatten European vines. Matt Niess thinks it deserves a bottle of its own. He founded North American Press in 2019 after a decade of Burgundian winemaking at Radio Coteau, and now works exclusively with North America's native grapes and hybrids: vines that handle California's climatic extremes