Gloria Ferrer Carneros Pinot Noir (75cl, 14.5%)

A 100% Pinot Noir from estate vineyards in Sonoma's Carneros appellation, bottled at 14.5% in a 750ml bottle. The wine is made exclusively from free-run juice, aged for nine months in 33% new medium-toasted French oak barrels, and bottled unfined. The estate uses a proprietary blend of Dijon, Martini and Pommard Pinot Noir clones across hillside and benchland blocks. Deep black fruit and raspberry lead the aroma, with spice box, bramble, forest floor, brown spice and damp earth. The palate is silky with blackberry, black cherry, plum and pomegranate, plus warm baking spice; the finish is medium-long with tea-like tannins, dried cherry, mineral earthiness and spice.