Sonoma Cutrer RRV Pinot Noir 2020

Grapes are picked by hand early each morning into small bins and hand-sorted before
a gentle destemming. During the four-day cold soak and the eight-to-twelve-day
fermentation, the wine is punched down by hand in small, open-top fermenters. On
completion of fermentation the wine is gently basket pressed and gravity racked into
the barrels. We aged this Pinot Noir in a regimen of one-third each of new, one-year and
two-year old French oak. After resting for 11 months, the final blend was assembled and
prepared for bottling. It then evolved in the bottle for an additional six months.
This wine has a beautiful, rich ruby-purple hue. As a true classic Russian River Pinot Noir,
the wine expresses aromas and flavors of lush red and blackberry fruit. As you swirl the
wine in your glass, you will open up scents of vanilla, baking spice, licorice, dark chocolate,
and black tea with just a hint of earth. On the palette, you will find the wine to be elegantly
structured with fine grain tannins that add to its intensity. Sumptuous black cherry flavors
mingle with the balanced acidity to make this deliciously enjoyable Pinot Noir one to add
to your “must have” list