Loubud’s wines are made with careful consideration and respect for the fruit and vineyard. Sourced primarily from cool, western-most vineyards within Santa Barbara County, the fruit is expressive of its location. The sandy loam soils and the Pacific coastal marine layer influence the structure and flavors of the fruit. It seems as if the ocean’s salinity is translocated through the vine into the fruit. A constant flux of temperature surrounds the fruit; cool mornings and evenings sandwich warm afternoons, blanketing the valley with a thick, cool marine layer. Ripening under this daily warm sun over a lengthened growing season, the fruit develops slowly and beautifully.
Loubud Rosé of Pinot Noir is a true “Provence style” rosé, light in color and delicate on the palate. The fruit is whole-cluster pressed, with limited skin-contact, and fermented and aged in partial neutral French oak and stainless steel.
Crafted in the traditional “Champagne method”, the sparklings feature in-the-bottle fermentation and aging. Through years of bottle aging our sparkling wines develop those highly valued, tiny bubbles, rich, yeasty textures and caramelized aromatics that are so sought out.
