Guarachi Family Wines Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2011

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Guarachi Family Wines Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2011 Front Label
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Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2011

Size
750ML

ABV
13.8%

Features
Boutique

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Strawberry, blueberry and floral nuances join firm yet silky tannins with layers of balanced fruit, minerality and a lasting smooth finish.

Professional Ratings

  • 93
    Soft and billowy, this small-production Pinot offers up just the right recipe of spice, cinnamon, red raspberries and cherries. Texturally, it is a pillow-like bubble of comfy. There's a distinct minerality one doesn't usually taste with t his variety. Sourced from three vineyards on the Sonoma Coast - Gap's Crown, Sun Chase and Goldrock Ridge- this hand-picked and night-harvested red is aged 11 months in 100% French oak (55% new).
  • 91
    Candied cherry, cola, brown sugar and toasty oak flavors give this Pinot an immediate deliciousness. Savory acidity and fine tannins add to the sense of balanced importance. While it isn’t an ager, it is a dramatic Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir to drink now.

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Guarachi Family Wines, California
Guarachi Family Wines Winery Video

When Alex Guarachi came to the United States in the 1970s, he noticed that Chilean wine was not available. He vowed to change this and was one of the first importers to introduce South American wine to the American public. Twenty-five years of serving as the founder and president of TGIC Importers–the leading American importer of South American wine –Alex Guarachi decided bring the passion and spirit of his own cultural experience to your dinner table. Today, the Guarachi Family introduces you to the finest from their hearts and their homeland in California.

After a quarter century of tasting, judging and assisting in the production of wines for other wineries, Alex finally realized a lifelong dream of producing his own wines with the inaugural bottling of three Guarachi Family Wines: Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. These bold, rich and stylish bottles come from prominent vineyards and appellations in Sonoma and Napa counties. The wines were created with the help of one of Alex's close friends: internationally-renowned winemaker, Paul Hobbs. After many years marketing and assisting in the production of fine wine from all over the world, Alex Guarachi created a brand to carry his own family name and reflect only the highest quality Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon in California. Guarachi Family Wines is sourced from micro-lots within California’s most premier appellations – Sonoma Coast and Napa Valley.


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The Sonoma Coast AVA is large in area but, not counting overlapping regions like Russian River Valley, only has a few thousand acres of grapevines—and it’s no wonder. Much of the region is rugged and not easily accessible. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean’s fog and cool breezes limits the varieties that can be cultivated, but it proves to be an ideal environment for high quality Pinot Noir.

Since fog is a frequent fact of life here, as are heavy marine layers that sometimes bring rain, the best vineyards are wisely planted above the fog line, on picturesque ridges that capture enough sun to provide even ripening. That, with the overnight drop in temperature that reliably preserves acidity, results in fine expressions of Pinot Noir that often receive tremendous critic and consumer praise alike, and are often in high demand.

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