Brick & Mortar Cougar Rock Pinot Noir 2015

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Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2015

Size
750ML

ABV
13%

Features
Boutique

Green Wine

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

The Cougar Rock Vineyard Pinot Noir shows incredible depth and poignant expression of site. The aromatics display purity and precision, with alluring dark red fruits framed by dusty red earth and dried herbs. The palate is supple, rich, and structured, with vibrant acidity and elegant finish.

Professional Ratings

  • 91
    COMMENTARY: The 2015 Brick & Mortar Cougar Rock Vineyard is a firm and well-built wine. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits excellent pure red fruit aromas and flavors. Pair it with grilled lamb chops. (Tasted: February 27, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
  • 90
    From an unlikely site atop Atlas Peak, this wine is lightly colored and delicate in nature. Gentle notions of forest, black tea, strawberry and boysenberry play against lithe silky tannins and quiet ripeness.

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Brick & Mortar

Brick & Mortar

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Brick & Mortar, California
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Brick & Mortar produces single vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from high elevation sites in Napa Valley, Sonoma Coast and Mendocino Ridge AVA. They produce Old world style, balanced wines that are bright and structured with low/moderate alcohol and distinct site characteristics. Owners Matt, Alexis and Troy Iaconis also specialize in a highly-acclaimed rosé as well as two unique blends of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, both picked the same day from the same two vineyards, comprised of the exact same blend percentage between Pinot Noir and Chardonnay – one as a white wine (Vin Clair) and one as a red wine (Vin Rubis). brick & mortar’s first single vineyard sparkling wine is set to be released in 2019.

The name brick & mortar was founded on the fact the 2011 Pinot Noir would be the foundational wine of the winery. Given that Matt had spent the summer of 2011 in Burgundy, he fell in love with Pinot Noir and the cobblestone towns. When exploring names for the winery, he mentioned that when one goes through difficult times, a strong foundation is needed – and considering the foundation of some of the world’s longest standing buildings is made from many different variations of brick & mortar, the name was a perfect fit.

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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”

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Atlas Peak Wine

Napa Valley, California

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Just northeast of Napa city, Atlas Peak boasts some of Napa Valley’s highest elevation vineyards. Here the intense sunlight coupled with cool, nighttime temperatures produce grapes that are perfectly ripe, balanced and concentrated. The appellation is rich in volcanic soils and excels in the production of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

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