Belle Glos Pinot Noir Dairyman Vineyard 2021 (75cl, 14.8%)

Belle Glos Pinot Noir Dairyman Vineyard 2021 is a full-bodied red wine from Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, made from 100% Pinot Noir and bottled at 14.8% ABV in a 750 ml bottle. The Dairyman Vineyard was first planted in 2000 to Dijon clones 116, 667 and 777 on low-vigor 101-14 rootstock. Grapes are harvested early, destemmed but not crushed, cold-soaked for up to two weeks, then fermented in stainless steel. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation and ages for up to nine months in 100% French oak, 60% new. The nose offers dark chocolate, black cherry, sun-ripened blackberry, cedar and baking spice. The palate has berries-and-cream character, raspberry, cranberry, vanilla cream, blackberry and raspberry pie filling, cinnamon, chocolate, nutmeg, beetroot, plum and balsamic. The finish is medium in length, smooth and focused, with refined tannins and dark cherry and sarsaparilla.