2018 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
Vineyard notes
Our Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir consistently delivers high quality and is a flag-ship wine in our portfolio. It is sourced from exceptional vineyards each year in the revered Sonoma Coast AVA. In 2016, our winemaking duo of Katy Wilson and Ross Cobb expertly blended select lots and clones from five respected vineyards to produce an interesting, balanced, vibrant, and complex, yet easy to drink, wine. A stunner year after year and always a beautiful expression of the Sonoma Coast.
Tasting notes
Layered aromas of blackberry, wild strawberry, Rainer Cherry combine with scents of vanilla and cedar. Balanced tension and supple tannins complement this silky and smooth wine. Married flavors of raspberry, red plum and baking spices round out the palate.
Technical notes
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Appellation: Sonoma Coast
Vineyards: Kozlowski Vineyard, O’Connor Vineyard, Jay Morris—Sebastopol Vineyard, Wildcat Mountain Vineyard, Clary Ranch
Clones: Pommard, 115, 828, 777, 667
Harvest: 8/26, 9/4, 9/8, 9/10, 9/12 & 9/17
Brix: 23.6
TA: 6.1 g/L
pH: 3.51
Alcohol: 13.8%
Method/Aging: Hand harvested and sorted then de-stemmed. 4-6-day cold soak. Fermented separately by clone and vineyard. Gentle pump-over and punch-downs during fermentation. Lots combined to age 20 months in 100% French oak, 35% of which was new.
Cooperage: Cavin, François Frères, Siruque, Taransaud
Cases Produced: 1187