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David Bruce Pinot Noir Russian River

The russian river valley in sonoma has a well deserved reputation for pinot noirs with ripe flavors and supple palates. Given to warm days and cool nights pinot noir here achieves full flavor maturity without becoming overripe. The nose shows intense black cherries blackberries blood oranges honeysuckle blossom rose petals and white pepper. On the palate black cherries blood oranges pomegranates nutmeg with a long finish and round velvety tannins and an elegant finish. – david bruce

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Bernau Block 6 / Case

Sourced exclusively from 15 acres of pinot noir from the first plantings at the estate vineyard founder jim bernau planted these vines using a christmas tree planter pulled behind his 33 horsepower tractor. He grafted the french clones 667 and 777 on a portion of the vines when they became available. The warm growing season of 2015 resulted in perfectly ripe fruit with intense colors and opulent flavors. Deep garnet colored in the glass the wine opens with a complex nose of boysenberry blackberr... Read More

Hook and Ladder Pinot Noir

The vineyards: cecil de loach planted these delicate pinot noir vineyards in 1973 in the russian river valley. Located on the plains and gently rolling hills off olivet road in western santa rosa this area provides an excellent medium for the coastal fog that blankets our fruit in the mornings and evenings. The cooling moisture facilitates a longer growing season in which pinot noir thrives. The growing season: 2015 was an exceptionally good year for growing grapes in the russian river valley. C... Read More

American Thread Pinot Noir

About the wine the monterey appellation is dynamic as climate topography and soil types vary throughout the county. Bound by the monterey bay the area experiences a marine micro-climate that offers an extended growing season. The warm days and cool coastal afternoon breeze offer a positive influence specific to pinot noir; these subtle nuances are what make monterey a truly unique and desirable region. Tasting profile flavors ad aromas of cranberry and cherry with subtle spice are followed by a ... Read More

Montinore Pinot Noir Williamette

Vibrant and snappy with expressive sweet cherry blossom cranberry and rose petal accents that finish on a crisp high note. Drink now through 2026. 19 849 cases made. Rated 90pts – wine spectator magazine

Windvane Estate Pinot Noir Carneros

The pinot noir grapes from individual vineyard lots were gently hand harvested at night into small 30# picking boxes in order to bring the fruit into the winery intact and cold. They were then destemmed lightly crushed and cold-soaked in small fermentation tanks holding 3 to 10 tons each for two days to extract color and flavors. During fermentation the grape skins were punched down or wine was pumped over one to three times per day determined by taste to fine tune the extraction of the skins. W... Read More

David Bruce Pinot Sonoma Coast

Wine tasting notes vintage notes nose cherries cranberries rose petals cinnamon and vanilla. Palate red cherry plum vanilla citrus toasted pecan. Fine tannin structure and a long finish. The winery was founded in the remote santa cruz mountains in the early 1960s and was one of the first of a new generation of wineries that would lead a modern resurgence of premium winemaking in the region. Founding the winery was a young dermatologist named david bruce. Although raised in a teetotaler family da... Read More

Ramsay Pinot Noir

This is now our 27th year of producing ramsay pinot noir. I look back over all those vintages and am pleased to see the constant style and the yearly improvements. Making this wine has been one of the joys of my winemaking life. It has always been good tasting and good value. Year after year i have been able to improve on my sources of grapes and on my winemaking technique – and year after year i find myself enjoying the wine more. 2014 was a nice year to grow pinot noir. Summer was mild a... Read More