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2018 Connoisseur's Pinot Noir

2018 Connoisseur's Pinot Noir

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SKU: 18CPH3

Explore our terroir with a horizontal of our three Connoisseur cuvées from the 2018 vintage. Each cuvée represents a different block of our vineyard, highlighting the diversity of our soil & gradual rise in elevation.

2018 STAGECOACH ROAD PINOT NOIR

93 Points - Wine & Spirits
This grows at the westernmost blocks of Lester and Linda Schwartz's vineyard, on coastal ridges less than a mile from the Pacific. Powered by coastal energy, this is musky and intense. Its skin tannins bring to mind cranberries and blackberries, with the high-toned lift of roses. It's enriched by the tannins of new oak, big in scale and lasting in flavor, a wine that would stand its ground in the wind on the beach as you grill wild salmon.

2018 TOP OF LAND PINOT NOIR

The grapes for this cuvée are sourced from several of the lowest yielding blocks located at the highest elevations of the Fort Ross Vineyard. This garnet hued wine shows great complexity with floral characteristics and a purity of fruit. Divine aromas of raspberries, black tea, rosehips, and violets are accented by the slightest hint of lavender. The expansive palate captivates with perfumed layers of loganberry, ripe raspberry and juicy plums, supported by soft silky tannins. The Fort Ross Vineyard signature minerality and fresh acidity integrates throughout the lingering finish.

2018 THE TERRACES PINOT NOIR

94 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Stemmy and earthy in forest floor, this memorably balanced, elegant and coastal wine shows a wealth of tangy red fruit, a mix of plum and wild strawberry. Sultry and seamless on the palate, the tannins are silky and well-integrated, exhibiting a graceful, high-toned freshness. - Virginie Boone, August 2021.

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2018 Connoisseur's Pinot Noir

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$240.00
$225.00
 
SKU: 18CPH3