2018 Elaine Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Calypte Vineyard

Pinot Noir

96 POINTS - DOUBLE GOLD - Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge

$50 each

Description

96 Points - Double Gold - Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge Gold - 94 Points - Sunset International Wine Competition Gold - 92 Points - Orange County Fair Wine Competition Gold - Sonoma County Harvest Fair Wine Competition Gold - San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Redolent of cherry, plum, violet, cola, white pepper, vanilla, clove, cinnamon and sweet smoke with smooth finish. The fruit was handpicked at night from Calypte Vineyard, hand sorted, cold soaked with 10% whole clusters, fermented with 2x daily punch downs, barrel aged in 30% new French oak for 15 months, bottled unfiltered. Extremely limited production at 112 cases.