2018 Halleck Vineyard Three Sons Cuvee Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
California, USA
$49.00
In stock
SKU
CV-18HV3SCPNRRV
Garnet color, jewel-like in its transparency, color and brilliance. Leads with aromas of cherries, including a hint of spice, cinnamon, pepper. The wine delivers with a full frontal assault, however delicate and refined. The red fruit combines with the spice, then delivers an earthiness, even minerality, on the mid-palate that fills the mouth. There’s long lingering finish of both black and white pepper, trailing with fruit notes.
Our Three Sons Cuvee is a blend of several stellar vineyards in Sebastopol. It consistently delivers grapes that are rich and ripe with great texture and structure. Now in its 15th vintage, we consider this wine to be a little brother to our Estate Grown Pinot Noir. An exuberant bottling, it takes inspiration from our three sons, Connor, Adam, and Quinn.
Fermentation Method: Grapes were picked before sunrise, hand-sorted and destemmed then cold-soaked for five days before going through whole berry fermentation and receiving two punch-downs per day. Fermentation took approximately 12-16 days in an open top five-ton fermentation tank and the wine was then racked to barrels.
Barrel Program: 30% new French Oak, 30% one-year-old French Oak and 40% older. Wine remained in barrel for ten months with one racking at five months during blending.
