2017 Westwood Pinot Noir, Wendling Vineyard, Anderson Valley
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Wendling vineyard is in the northernmost part of Anderson Valley, Mendocino, close to the ocean. This Pinot Noir is medium in body, silky on the palate, with great fruit intensity balanced by fresh minerality.
The color is medium red and expresses blackberry, cola, forest floor and cranberry. Medium in body, it's silky on the palate with great fruit intensity balanced by fresh minerality. The wine has weight and fullness while being deft and fresh.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2017
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Anderson Valley
Vineyard Designation
Wendling Vineyard
Harvest Date
09/08/2017
Sugar
23.4 Brix at harvest
Acid
6.3g/L
pH
3.46
Aging
16 months in French Oak, 33% new
Cases Produced
150 Cases
Alcohol %
13.4
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The color is medium red and expresses blackberry, cola, forest floor and cranberry. Medium in body, it's silky on the palate with great fruit intensity balanced by fresh minerality. The wine has weight and fullness while being deft and fresh.
Vineyard Notes
Farmed biodynamically, the vineyard is found northernmost in the Anderson Valley AVA and the closest to the Pacific Ocean. The vineyard is planted to a broad array of clones under the consultation of Littorai's Ted Lemon.
Winemaker Notes
Hand-harvest at night, the fruit was sorted then fermented with 8% whole clusters. 6 days cold soak, gentle punch downs 1-3 times daily, 17 days on the skins, gently basket pressed to French oak barrels. Aged for 16 months then bottled unfiltered.
Food Pairing Notes
Pair with everything from herb-roasted chicken to sauteèd wild mushrooms.
Other Notes
Clones: Calera, 667,
Pommard
