Sean Minor Pinot Noir (75cl, 13.5%)

Sean Minor Pinot Noir is a 100% Pinot Noir from California's Central Coast and North Coast AVAs, bottled at 13.5% ABV. Sean Minor Wines operates as a négociant, vinifying grapes at its facility and augmenting the blend with selected purchased wine when available. Fruit is de-stemmed and placed in open-top stainless-steel fermenters, with a three-day cold soak before fermentation. The must receives two to three punch-downs per day, and the finished wine is aged in oak before bottling. The nose shows ripe plum, cherry, green tea and clove, with forest floor and cinnamon. The palate is bright with red cherry, wild strawberry, raspberry, strawberry preserve and blood orange zest, with allspice and vanilla cream. The finish is silky and dry, with cranberry, rhubarb, tree bark and spice.