Fossil Point Pinot Noir 2017

    4.3 Very Good (7)
    Sold Out - was $18.99
    OFFER Take $20 off your order of $100+
    Ships Fri, Apr 5
    You purchased this 12/27/23
    0
    Limit Reached
    You purchased this 12/27/23
    Alert me about new vintages and availability
    Fossil Point Pinot Noir 2017  Front Bottle Shot
    Fossil Point Pinot Noir 2017  Front Bottle Shot Fossil Point Pinot Noir 2017  Front Label

    Product Details


    Varietal

    Region

    Producer

    Vintage
    2017

    Size
    750ML

    ABV
    14%

    Your Rating

    0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

    Somm Note

    Winemaker Notes

    This vintage is dark and bold, with juicy black cherry and ripe plum aromas. Spice driven, with clove, orange rind and pomegranate notes on the palate. Concentrated on the palate with an intensity of flavor that will pair well with slow-cooked pork belly, roasted duck or miso-glazed Black Cod.

    Other Vintages

    2020
    • 90 Wilfred
      Wong
    2018
    • 89 Wine
      Enthusiast
    Fossil Point

    Fossil Point

    View all products
    Fossil Point, California
    Fossil Point pays tribute to this bond between sea and vine. Located less than five miles due west of their winery, Fossil Point is a rugged headland with sweeping views of the coastline from Port San Luis to the Guadalupe Dunes. Standing on Fossil Point, you can enjoy the same ocean breezes that are on their way to the vineyards, where they will guide the vines to perfect ripeness.

    In the Edna Valley, on California's Central Coast, the vines are never far from the influence of the sea. Sunny afternoons yield daily to brisk marine breezes, and the growing season is directly shaped by the seasonal flow of the currents and surface temperature of the nearby Pacific Ocean. Even Fossil Point's soils of calcareous shale and coarse sand were uplifted from the ancient ocean floor and weathered into place over the millennia.

    Image for Pinot Noir content section
    View all products

    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.”

    Image for Edna Valley Wine Central Coast, California content section

    Edna Valley Wine

    Central Coast, California

    View all products

    California’s coolest wine growing area, Edna Valley excels in the production of high quality Central Coast wines like Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Rhône Blends and aromatic white wines. It has a cool Mediterranean climate and an incredibly long growing season, giving late-ripening varieties plenty of opportunity to develop great phenolic complexity.

    Its northwest to southeast orientation creates a direct path for cool Pacific air and fog to penetrate the valley from the Los Osos and Morro Bay area inwards. Low hillsides of both calcareous and volcanic soils are home to much of the vineyard acreage of the Edna Valley.

    DMD118655_2017 Item# 623531

    Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
    Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

    It's easy to make the switch.
    Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

    Yes, Update Now

    Search for ""