Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2018

Fermentation 4 whole cluster.

Russian river valley pinot noir 2018. Concrete 2 fermented in concrete open tops. 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. 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. Both bud break and flowering occurred a bit late but under ideal weather.

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. With grapes from the producer s own. 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 started after abundant february rains followed by a mild spring and early summer.

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. 2018 russian river pinot noir vintage. The palate combines savory. Starting off the pinot noirs the 2018 pinot noir russian river valley was mostly destemmed and brought up in 31 new french oak.

2018 russian river valley pinot noir a heartland for california pinot noir. Each wine within the. 92 points lightpost 2018 pinot noir russian river valley candied bing cherry hibiscus and dried rose petal aromas make for a very delicious nose on this bottling. Its ruby purple hue is followed by a wonderful bouquet of black cherries darker raspberry spice and hints of earth and forest floor.

The methodical pace of the vintage carried through the summer with moderate temperatures allowing for uniform ripening. It is classic russian river valley pinot noir gushing with fruit and up front likability. Reasonably priced but based on a studious provenance. By andrew chalk the pellegrini winery produces a full range of wines from their home region of sonoma county.

The 2018 growing season in the russian river valley was slow and steady starting off brisk and relatively dry. Farming minimal irrigation due to ample rain.