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This wine displays the complex, concentrated, and fruit-driven style of Pinot Noir that exemplifies the Russian River Valley. From its rich purple-sapphire color to its beautiful high-tone perfume and black cherry aromas this is a wonderfully inviting wine.
From its rich purple-sapphire color to its beautiful high-tone perfume and black cherry aromas this is a wonderfully inviting wine. On the palate, lavish flavors of raspberry, blackberry pie, and sweet baking spices meld with toasty oak to create a luxurious and complex Pinot Noir with a long, creamy finish.
The fruit was picked as whole clusters and brought to the winery in half-ton Macro bins. It was then hand-sorted and gently destemmed into our 1-ton Super T fermenters. The fruit was gently destemmed into small open-top fermenters, using state-of-the-art equipment and procedures to avoid any pumping of the must. A three-day cold soak with daily pump-overs allowed us to extract color and tannin prior to fermentation. We then inoculated with select yeast strains that slowly build heat to produce aromatic compounds. In order to capture those compounds the fermentations were kept cool. The skins were punched down twice a day during fermentation to achieve maximum color and flavor extraction, with minimal harsh tannins. The wines were pressed off skins after a minimum 14-day fermentation and then aged for 10 months in French oak barrels from a variety of cooperages, with 31% of the barrels being new. The final blend was assembled just prior to bottling, which occurred on August 2nd, 2023.
The 2022 vintage was impacted by a third consecutive year of drought that resulted in a reduction in yields of 10-30%. The growing season was temperate, which in grape growing means we were on track, or ahead of normal growth. Then we saw some heat spikes that prompted our first picks. 2022 was a year for vintage-to-vintage variation and differentiation between vineyards. Working with these two different vineyards in two different neighborhoods provides layers of aromas and flavors unique to each region. This wine exudes floral perfume and spice notes from Laguna Ridge and red and black fruit and earthiness from Middle Reach. Grapes for our 2022 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir were harvested on September 1st and 6th, 2022.
This wine displays the complex, concentrated, and fruit-driven style of Pinot Noir that exemplifies the Russian River Valley. Russian River Valley has been further defined by its six unique “neighborhoods,” which from west to east include Sebastopol Hills, Green Valley, Middle Reach, Laguna Ridge, Santa Rosa Plains, and Eastern Hills. To craft this wine, we worked with River Road Ranch in Laguna Ridge and our Estate property, Thale’s Vineyard in Middle Reach.
100% Pinot Noir
324
Aged 10 months in French oak barrels, 31% new
Gently destemmed into open-top fermenters; three-day cold soak; cap punched down twice/day
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