Description
WINEMAKER NOTES:
Founded in 1956 —Charles and Helen Bacigalupi—purchased 121 acres on Westside Road, a few miles south of the town of Healdsburg in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma. The soils in RRV result from a collision between the North American and Pacific tectonic plates which caused the uplift of ancient bedrock, which then eroded. Within the last few million years the eruption of volcanic vents immediately to the east resulted in the deposition of volcanic ash on the shallow ocean bottom. The resulting sandstone resulted in the famous Goldridge loam soil.
The wine when young has a deceptive nose of forest floor, wet earthy humus and dried herb which leads one to believe the wine will be light in weight, with high acid and moderate tannin, however… once the wine is on the palate it leaves nothing to the imagination as it is extremely generous with loads of ripe red fruit, lush creamy round texture, moderate to low acid… PURE-California! This is one of our favorite wines to make AND drink! ~Jason Moore, Winemaker
TASTING NOTES:
Medium ruby-purple colored, it has a seriously spicy nose of Chinese five spice, black pepper and anise over notions of black raspberries and black cherries plus nuances of potpourri and underbrush. The palate is medium to full-bodied and packed with exotic spice-laced red and black berries, framed by velvety tannins and great freshness, finishing on a lingering earthy finish.
VARIETALS:
100% Pinot Noir
APPELLATION:
Bacigalupi Vineyard ~ Frost Ranch, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
PRODUCTION:
4 Barrels Produced = approximately 100 cases
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