Alexander Valley Pinot Noir

The Wetzel Family’s Pinot Noir vineyard is planted along the banks of the Russian River; where mthe morning fog lingers and cools the vines. The vineyard is planted to three clones – Dijon 777 for rich concentration and black fruit; Dijon115 for soft tannins and perfume and Pommard for color dark fruit and spice. The vines are grown using the Smart Dyson trellis system – allowing us to control the vigor of the vine while giving us flexibility to adjust the trellising to changing weather conditions during the growing season. This ensures the fruit gets adequate sun exposure and keeps yields in check Overall 2016 was a more normal growing season than the last few years. While the drought was still persistent we received much needed rain over the winter and early spring. The good weather continued through the summer with no damaging heat spikes. Yields were down a little but the quality and flavor of the grapes were stellar. After the fruit was hand-harvested each lot was kep