Artesa Pinot Noir Carneros (75cl, 14.2%)

A 100% Pinot Noir from the Los Carneros AVA, bottled at 14.2% ABV in a 750ml bottle. Fruit is drawn from Artesa's estate vineyard on the Napa Valley side and Sangiacomo Vineyard on the Sonoma County side, with grapes hand-harvested at night. Fermentation is split between 30% whole-cluster with stems and 70% destemmed whole-berry, and a portion is fermented and aged in new French oak puncheons. The nose shows red cherry, raspberry, dried rose petals, mushroom, white pepper and vanilla. The palate is bright and fruit-forward, with strawberry, cherry, mulberry, blueberry and caramel, racy acidity, fine-grained tannins and a subtle savory herbal dimension. The finish is clean and focused, with cherry, light vanilla spice and white pepper.