Winemaker Notes
The intense nose is packed with pinot varietal character, currants, cumin and a hint of savory. On the palate, the red currant flavors are complimented with sage, nutmeg, clove, and a slight umami character. The structure of Nash Mill can stand up to heartier fare with its zingy acidity and ripe tannin's.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This mellow, mature wine has a brownish color, palate-soothing texture and well-developed flavors of earth, balsam and tobacco. Very tasty and complex, drink it soon.
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.”
Essentially a northern extension of the Sonoma Coast AVA but part of Mendocino County, Mendocino Ridge is one of the rare appellations defined by elevation only. The Mendocino Ridge AVA is reserved only for vineyards at or above 1,200 feet between the Anderson Valley and Pacific Ocean.