Satellite x Entity of Delight - 'Bassi Vineyard' - Pinot Noir - SLO Coast, CA - 2023
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This is our first ever true "house wine" attempt!
We had an opportunity, to go wild. We took it!
With enough inventory to last most of the year (at least) - this wine (and the other two house wine labels) represents everything we love about wine in the central coast... and all in a populist style that sings our song: NATURAL WINE IS THE BEST REPRESENTATION OF WINE.
This set of three wines: A Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Mourvèdre, fashioned by our friend Crosby Swinchat, are a gift to us as much as they are a gift to you. We took our biggest chance yet for a collaboration that represents our region and our vibe in the most approachable, delicious, and repeatable way we've done yet.
All organic farming, all native fermentation, no fining, no filtering, no additions except for minimal effective SO2 (applied only at bottling)
Satellite is the *exclusive* outlet for these Satellite xoxo labels.
-Satellite, xoxo
Notes on the Producer
Entity of Delight
Delight is often defined as a high degree of satisfaction. The drive is to create that within the bottles that have come from our hands. Inspired by the idea of reflecting the beauty of a site into the integrity of a wine. At the heart though, the wines are meant to be fun and refreshing partners to the good times!
There are currently three organic vineyards that my grapes come from, the first is called, The Bassi Vineyard. Which is a beautiful vineyard about a mile from the Pacific Ocean in Avila Beach (San Luis Obispo AVA). The second is called Spear Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills AVA lying between Buellton and Lompoc. And the third is called Bella Vista in the hotter and dryer area in Ballard Canyon.
Grapes & Style
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is one of the old noble red grapes of Burgundy, and still the variety most associated with the Côte d’Or’s ability to translate small differences in site into meaningfully different wines. It’s been known under older names like Morillon, Noirien, and Auvernat, and its history reaches back to medieval northern France. Over time, the Pinot family produced or revealed a whole set of mutations — Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Teinturier, Pinot Noir Précoce — but Pinot Noir remains the central red expression.
In the vineyard, it’s famously sensitive. It buds early, so spring frost can be a real issue, and it ripens early enough that warm climates can push it too fast, leaving thin-skinned berries prone to shrivel and sunburn. It prefers temperate climates, calcareous-clay soils, and careful yield control. It’s also susceptible to mildew, botrytis, virus pressure, and plenty of other vineyard headaches, which is part of why great Pinot has such a fragile, hard-won quality.
In the glass, Pinot Noir is rarely about sheer power. At its best, it’s relatively pale, aromatic, and finely structured, with red-fruit notes like cherry and raspberry when young, often moving toward more savory, autumnal, earthy, mushroomy, or truffle-like tones with age. The better examples are compelling because they carry delicacy without feeling thin — fruit, perfume, texture, and place all held in a lighter frame.