Winemaker Notes
Bright and lively, this Pinot jumps out of the glass with aromas of dusty juicy cranberry and lush wild strawberry. A spicy toastiness is rounded by subtle hints of clove and cinnamon. Once this wine hits the palate the sense of bright cran and strawberries is expanded and enhanced with mild tannins and a lush full mouth.
The 2019 Coombsville Pinot Noir is the perfect wine for Fall. It is just as happy to join you for an al fresco picnic lunch on a warm October day as it is to grace your holiday dinner table surrounded with family and loved ones. Versatile and lovely, this Pinot will always make a wonderful companion to all of your outings.
This wine is Kosher for Passover
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.”
Situated in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley in the Vaca range, the vineyards of the Coombsville AVA enjoy a long growing season mitigated by cool, San Pablo Bay fog.