Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2018

This cooler weather pattern led to a long flowering period but fruit set was not impacted and the resulting yields were higher than typical.

Russian river valley pinot noir 2018.

The palate combines savory. 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 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.

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. It is classic russian river valley pinot noir gushing with fruit and up front likability. The 2018 growing season started after abundant february rains followed by a mild spring and early summer. This pinot noir really shows their work to full effect.

With idyllic weather from start to finish 2018 was one of the finest growing seasons of the past decade. Reasonably priced but based on a studious provenance. 2018 russian river pinot noir vintage. 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.

2018 russian river valley pinot noir a heartland for california pinot noir. 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. Both bud break and flowering occurred a bit late but under ideal weather. With grapes from the producer s own.

Each wine within the. 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. 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. Concrete 2 fermented in concrete open tops.

Starting off the pinot noirs the 2018 pinot noir russian river valley was mostly destemmed and brought up in 31 new french oak. The methodical pace of the vintage carried through the summer with moderate temperatures allowing for uniform ripening.