2017 Drew "Mid-Elevation" Mendocino Ridge Pinot Noir

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Ryan Woodhouse

Ryan Woodhouse

K&L Buyer

A big-time staff favorite here at K&L. This is very much on the elegant end of California Pinot Noir spectrum. It shows a lovely balance of bright fruit with savory forest nuances and umami character. Gentle extraction in the cellar keeps the wine delicate and vibrant on the palate. Super fine, satiny tannin, slate like minerals and dusty spices linger on the finish with more morel mushroom and leaf litter elements. Very complex and refined for a relatively inexpensive Pinot. Real class here.

Notes

Winemaker's Notes: "This deep mineral driven Pinot Noir hails from several midelevation vineyard sites, those in the 1200-1400 ft range within the Mendocino Ridge coastal viticultural growing area. The Mendocino Ridge is the most westward growing area in Mendocino County. These coastal sites are closer to the ocean and closer to the fog line, which is typically at 900- 1000 ft, providing persistent cooling during the growing season giving this wine darker fruit character along with taut acidity to align the gorgeous blue and dark red fruit tones along with conifer, forest fungi and quartz mineral notes to round out this gorgeous northern coastal expression."