Michael Pozzan Winery 2020 Russian River Pinot Noir

Description

WINEMAKER NOTES:

The pleasure of good wine is not just about balanced flavors, a fragrant nose, or lush colors. It’s also about the moment when that first sip is taken, with family or friends, over favorite foods or during special occasions.

Michael Pozzan creates wines for moments like those, wines that capture the best of the varietals he blends, vintage after vintage. His long-time experience with growers from premier Napa and Sonoma allows him to seek out and hand-select exceptional fruit each growing season in addition to his own Calistoga vineyard. These are wines of high quality and exceptional value — wines you’ll want to share with those you love, and with those who love wine. Michael Pozzan Winery currently produces 100,000 cases per year and distributes wine under several labels sold throughout the United States.

Following family traditions of three generations rooted in Italy’s famed Piemonte wine region, Michael Pozzan’s award-winning wines are a stylish collection of lush reds and crisp, flavorful whites. They are the perfect complement to a variety of foods, and they’re priced to enjoy every day. Whether barrel-aged in oak or the product of cool fermentation in stainless steel, these wines capture the essence of terroir, vintage-after-vintage.

This classic style of Pinot is from a district within the Sonoma Coast AVA.  It has flroal characteristics that is accompanied by soft fruit synonymous with the Russian River.

TASTING NOTES:

The 2020 Michael Pozzan Russian River Pinot Noir The vibrant nose entices with aromas of orange peel, raspberry and cranberry, with a subtle hint of nutmeg and cloves. In the mouth, the wine shows silky tannins, with well-integrated oak framing the richly layered flavors of cranberry, freshly roasted coffee, and cloves, with the subtle spiciness of a fig leaf. The finish is lengthy and perfumed with long lasting French vanilla bean.

VARIETALS:

100% Pinot Noir

APPELLATION:

Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA

PRODUCTION:

3,000 Cases