Francis Mahoney researched the elements of terroir that were linked with French Pinot Noirs. He found "Los Carneros" which lays in the southern portion of Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Often obscured by fog from the San Francisco Bay, year-round temperatures are cool and grapes are allowed to mature slowly in the Carneros region, similar to Burgundy, France. Bright red California fruit, light-bodied, refreshing.