indeed seamless and comes across as more compact yet also more powerful
This too is a large-scaled wine that is surprisingly dense in the context of the vintage with beautifully pure fruit
25% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot from organic and biodynamic certified vineyards on granite soils
with a chiseled frame of acidity and a chalky underpinning cloaked in a fine mousse that caresses the palate with its gossamer-like texture
Part of the wine matured in 20
Au Bon Climat, Pinot Noir Sanford Benedict other_regions indeed seamless and comes acrossThe 2017 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is a singular, gorgeous wine, made from the second set of vines planted on the site, with about 50% whole cluster. "The really old vines are planted east west, so I don't like those," says Jim Clendenen. "We don't use much whole cluster anymore, but that's what gives this its spice." Pale to medium ruby, it has a nose of perfumed red and black cherries, star anise and tree bark, feeling a touch