Pali Riviera Pinot Noir (75cl, 14%)

A Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir made from 100% Pinot Noir, bottled at 14% ABV in a 750ml bottle. Fruit is sourced from Pali Vineyard and other sites across Sonoma County, where maritime breezes and fog slow ripening and preserve acidity. The wine is fermented in small sets and aged for 240 days in a mix of new and seasoned French oak barrels, with new oak at roughly 20%. Only barrels meeting a quality threshold are selected for the final blend. The nose opens with baked blackberry and fresh plum, then purple florals, lavender, caramel, vanilla and cinnamon. The palate is rich and full, with black cherry, wild blackberry, raspberry, wet stone minerality and black pepper, supported by well-integrated tannins. The finish brings sweet red currant and dark chocolate at medium-plus length, with lively acidity keeping it clean.