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Stagiare Wines, Santa Cruz Mountains Red Wine 'Scales And Arpeggios', 2022

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Named for the foundational tools of musical practice, Scales and Arpeggios feels like a winemaker working through ideas with grace and restraint. Made from organically farmed fruit in the Santa Cruz Mountains—a region known for its cool air, forested slopes, and raw Pacific energy—this blend is equal parts discipline and creativity.

The 2022 vintage is savory and bright, with red fruit, dried herbs, and a forest-floor edge that speaks more to coastal France than big California ripeness. It’s a red wine with light touch: gently extracted, lifted by acidity, and framed by fine tannins. Whether it’s Pinot Noir, Gamay, or other cool-climate varieties in the mix (the blend changes year to year), the point isn’t varietal character—it’s harmony and feel.

Best served with a slight chill, alongside roast vegetables, charcuterie, or anything that rewards subtlety. For fans of Loire reds, Cru Beaujolais, or new-wave California producers making wines with restraint and soul, Scales and Arpeggios is quietly captivating.

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More about Stagiare Wines

Brent Mayeaux, an engineer turned winemaker, makes "zero-zero" natural wine on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Stagiaire means apprentice—and he's obsessed with learning. Zero added sulfites, zero interventions, grapes from regenerative farms along the California coast. Restless, curious, alive.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sangiovese

  • Vintage

    2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

grilled lamb chops, roasted duck breast, tomato-based pasta dishes, beef tenderloin

Tasting Profile

Red cherry and blackberry fruit layered with herb and spice notes, medium-bodied with balanced acidity and velvety tannins finishing with a hint of dark chocolate.