May 03, 2021
This image of David was taken when he was toasting to his decades of producing world class Pinot Noir and Chardonnays, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. In 2021, David celebrated six decades of being known as a world class winemaker. photo by Jo Diaz
A quote from David Bruce, “Through a rather remarkable series of events, I was exposed to a remarkable wine. That wine was the 1954 Richebourg, a famous Burgundy made by the Domaine de Romanée Conti. Alexis Lichine, in his book Wines of France, described the wines from this vineyard as having a [noble robe]. I had no idea what that meant but I had to find out. When I removed that 2.5” cork from that bottle, the whole room was pervaded by this floral, spicy aroma. At that instant I became committed. This window opened before me. I did not have a choice. I simply had to do it. My lifelong commitment was simply to make the ‘greatest Pinot Noir.’ I was put on Earth to make the great Pinot Noir