Cherry Pie San Pablo Bay Pinot Noir 2021 750ml

The 2021 San Pablo Bay Block opens with aromatics with notes of ripe cherry, cedar and vanilla cream. The palate is layered with bright red fruit, currant and pomegranate framed by baking spices with a subtle hint of vanilla that leads to a lingering, caramel-kissed finish.

Tucked within a larger vineyard estate in Napa Valley’s Carneros AVA are several blocks of vines producing singularly distinctive Pinot Noir. Marine-influenced by morning fog from the San Pablo Bay just to the south and the cool evening wind gap from the Pacific Ocean farther to the west, the blocks are sheltered in a rolling swale which warms considerably during the daytime. As a result of this dramatic diurnal shift, the grapes display lush, ripe fruit balanced with bright acidity. Cherry Pie San Pablo Bay Block Pinot Noir is produced from this site.

The fruit was fermented in open top oak puncheons to allow more complexity and variety in the phenolic, aromatic and flavor components of the wine, producing a completely unique representation of the Pinot Noir grape. The wine was aged in French oak, a portion of which was the same puncheons the wine was fermented in that very year and rested ‘sur lie’ for the entire aging period.

92 Points - Wilfred Wong of wine.com

The 2021 Cherry Pie San Pablo Bay Block Pinot Noir is fresh, lively, and rich in the finish. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of piquant cherries, sandalwood, and oaky notes. Try it with roast squab.