Winemaker Notes
Big black cherries, plenty of spice, and striking freshness making this quite an imposing Pinot Noir with a serious tannin structure and an imposing, mineral finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Bouchaine Dijon Clone Pinot Noir is outstanding from start to finish. TASTING NOTES: This wine excels with aromas and flavors of sandalwood, black fruit, and chalky and mineral notes. Try it with grilled lamb chops. (Tasted: July 18, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Spectator
Shows steeped raspberry and blackberry notes that meld nicely with black tea, bramble and wood spice through the finish. Leans to the darker shade of the fruit spectrum, but maintains detail and freshness. Drink now.
Bouchaine Vineyards is established in the site of the oldest continually operated winery in Carneros in the southern end of the Napa Valley. Bouchaine is dedicated to the pursuit of enticing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, whose grapes are best suited to the climate and soils of our beautiful 100-acre estate vineyard. Located just north of the San Pablo and San Francisco Bays, the vineyard climate is directly influenced by the fog that rolls in each night, and the shallow, clay loam soils are perfectly suited to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
As early as the 1970s Carneros became known as a source of terrific Pinot Noir, and was one of the first California regions to gain such a reputation. The combination of sunny days, cooling fog and thin clay soils are tailor-made for the variety. Another factor in Pinot Noir’s prominent place here is vintners’ willingness to experiment widely. The history of the grape in Carneros is marked by continuous research into clonal variations, viticultural techniques and site selection. Careful evaluation over time has revealed a signature flavor profile as well. Complex aromas and flavors of cherry, red berry, spice, earth and cola appear time and again in Carneros Pinot Noir. To this day the appellation remains one of California’s standard bearers for the variety.