Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2018

It s a darker spicy russian river valley effort that s medium to full bodied and has terrific balance ripe tannins and a great finish.

Russian river valley pinot noir 2018.

This pinot noir really shows their work to full effect. Starting with the 2018 pinot noir russian river valley which comes from multiple sites and was brought up in 27 new french oak it has a vivid ruby hue to go with classic russian river notes of mulled cherry and raspberry fruits cola spice box and dried herbs. The methodical pace of the vintage carried through the summer with moderate temperatures allowing for uniform ripening. 90 points latimer ranch 2018 pinot noir russian river valley from the folks at chalk hill winery this is named for a pioneering homestead once at the site.

Starting off the pinot noirs the 2018 pinot noir russian river valley was mostly destemmed and brought up in 31 new french oak. Fermentation 4 whole cluster. Farming minimal irrigation due to ample rain. More lightly colored the 2018 pinot noir russian river valley comes from a mix of sites in the russian river and was 80 destemmed and brought up in 25 new french oak.

The palate combines savory. 2018 russian river valley pinot noir a heartland for california pinot noir. Each wine within the. 2018 russian river pinot noir vintage.

Its ruby purple hue is followed by a wonderful bouquet of black cherries darker raspberry spice and hints of earth and forest floor. Concrete 2 fermented in concrete open tops. Both bud break and flowering occurred a bit late but under ideal weather. Spiced strawberries potpourri candied orange and lots of spice notes emerge from the glass of this elegant medium bodied nicely textured and fruit loaded effort.

By andrew chalk the pellegrini winery produces a full range of wines from their home region of sonoma county. With idyllic weather from start to finish 2018 was one of the finest growing seasons of the past decade. With grapes from the producer s own. The 2018 growing season started after abundant february rains followed by a mild spring and early summer.

This cooler weather pattern led to a long flowering period but fruit set was not impacted and the resulting yields were higher than typical. The 2018 growing season in the russian river valley was slow and steady starting off brisk and relatively dry.