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2021 Little Boot Vineyard Pinot Noir
95 points
Wine Enthusiast
This young vineyard, planted in 2012, is improving every year as it enters “adolescence.” The deep red-blue color is alluring, as are the opulent spice and wild blackberry tones. Nearly heady in aroma, there is a confected gumdrop note along with lavender, allspice and lemongrass plus a subtle whiff of agave. Truly complex and compelling. The dense tannins balance the rounded fruit generosity. A complete wine.
2021 will be remembered as a challenging year, with record low rainfall, but also as a remarkably fine vintage with many wines performing near their best in quality. The young 2021 wines are showing great promise as complex and concentrated wines, sure to give pleasurable drinking for years to come.
This is the fourth single vineyard bottling from this exciting newer site located near the town of Occidental. Planted exclusively for Patz & Hall by Charlie Chenoweth, one of the superstar viticulturists of the Sonoma Coast, the combination of Dijon and California Heritage selections of Pinot produce wine of rare energy and detail. Little Boot Vineyard is a cool site, due to its proximity to Bodega Bay, with shallow Goldridge series sandy loam soils.
100% Burgundian French oak barrels (40% New 60% 1 year old. All three-year seasoned staves
Bottled without filtration to preserve the wine’s aromas and flavors and enhance aging potential
This wine is Vegan
Type:
Red
Varietal:
Pinot Noir
Region:
California
Appellation:
Russian River Valley
Vintage:
2021
Blend:
100% Pinot Noir
Aging:
Aged 16 months on light lees
Alcohol:
14.5%
Fermentation:
Multi-yeast fermentations (native yeast, followed by cultured yeast); 100% Malo-lactic fermentation in barrel
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