Landmark Hop Kiln Estate Pinot Noir 2016
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Stunningly complex with layer upon layer of warm sweet blackcurrant, raspberry compote, gentle woodsmoke and a nuance of red cherry. Delicious sweet oak on the finish helps create the perfect balance.
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Minerally and finely textured, with bright cherry, currant and raspberry flavors supported by fresh acidity. Slate and flint notes show on the finish.
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Red currants, darker fruits, earth, and ground herb notes all emerge from the 2016 Pinot Noir Hop Kiln Estate, which comes from the Russian River Valley and was brought up in 40% new French oak. With medium to full-bodied, plenty of sweet, concentrated fruit, notable balance, and building tannins, it’s going to be better with a year in bottle and drink nicely through 2026. Rating: 91+
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A dark cherry tone dominates in this soft, richly layered and lushly textured red, with an oaky spine for support. This is the producer's first vintage from the 93-acre estate in the heart of the appellation once known as the Hop Kiln Winery.
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While the Russian River Valley is a large appellation with multiple climate zones and soil types, it is best known for cool-climate varieties, with Pinot Noir as the most celebrated. The grapes benefit from a reliable late afternoon flow of Pacific Ocean fog through the Petaluma Gap and along the Russian River Valley that ensures slow and steady ripening and the preservation of grape acidity. Today many of California’s most highly regarded Pinot Noir vineyards are in the Russian River Valley, along with its sub-appellation, Green Valley.
Historically Russian River Valley Pinot Noirs had bright red fruit and delicate earthy, mineral notes. But changes in viticultural and winemaking practices have led to stylistic changes in some of the region’s wines. Adjustments to canopy management, among other techniques, have resulted in riper fruit and bolder wines as well. These show flavors of black cherry, blackberry, cola, spice and darker, loamy earth tones, accenting traditional Pinot Noir notes of strawberry, raspberry and light cherry.