Winemaker Notes
Cool air from the Pacific Ocean provides ideal conditions for BloodRoot Coastal California Pinot Noir to develop. This careful blend of vineyard sites captures the magic and allure of Pinot Noir.
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine is vibrant, with aromas of black raspberry, dark plum, black currant, violets and notes of maple on the nose. The flavors on the palate are dark cherry, strawberryrhubarb, peach and cinnamon, interwoven with orange marmalade, dried sage and a long, savory finish. Hold or decant until 2034. Pair with grilled mahi-mahi and tomato concassé.
Internationally recognized for gorgeous, pure fruit combined with great elegance, California Pinot noir thrives among the state’s cooler, coastal zones. Characterized by eclectic flavors and aromas of strawberry, black cherry, plum and potpourri with notes of forest floor, mushroom or black tea, the best California Pinot noir boast a supple texture and good acidity, giving them the ability to improve with age.
Credited with the beginning of Pinot noir’s glory in California, two growers, Joe Rochioli and Joseph Swan in the late 1960s independently planted Pinot noir vineyards in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. Today Sonoma County remains the leading producer of Pinot noir in the state, and Pinot noir is the leading red grape in the county, achieving its highest potential, in the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast.
Other coastal appellations where Pinot noir flourishes include Carneros, Anderson Valley and most of the Central Coast.