La Crema Monterey Pinot Noir (75cl, 13.5%)

A 100% Pinot Noir from Monterey on California's Central Coast, bottled at 13.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The fruit comes from cool-climate vineyards with high-density planting, and after harvest the destemmed fruit undergoes a cold soak for three to five days before fermentation. The wine then ages in oak barrels for at least eight months. The nose leads with freeze-dried strawberry and red plum, with tobacco leaf and a dusty mineral quality. The palate brings red cherry, raspberry, boysenberry and pomegranate, with beet root, black tea and toasted spice. The finish is soft and supple, with sagebrush, coffee and mineral notes.