Second stop in Sonoma with Andrew Berge of Spell Estate, La Pitchoune and Tiny House to name a few. Next red from La Pitchoune is their English Hill Vineyard. Aged for 11 months in 25% new French oak barrels and only 98 cases produced.
Brick edges and a medium ruby core. Rich nose with purple flowers, dark red berries, blood orange rind and cherries. Medium plus acidity (7.5/10) and medium bodied. A bit young on the palate and green with a freshly broken twig underneath notes of strawberries, under ripe cherries, white pepper and earth. Long finish. Still a baby that needs a little bit of time to open up nicely. Drink till 2028. $$ (90+)
Second stop in Sonoma with Andrew Berge of Spell Estate, La Pitchoune and Tiny House to name a few. Next red from La Pitchoune is their English Hill Vineyard. Aged for 11 months in 25% new French oak barrels and only 98 cases produced.
Brick edges and a medium ruby core. Rich nose with purple flowers, dark red berries, blood orange rind and cherries. Medium plus acidity (7.5/10) and medium bodied. A bit young on the palate and green with a freshly broken twig underneath notes of strawberries, under ripe cherries, white pepper and earth. Long finish. Still a baby that needs a little bit of time to open up nicely. Drink till 2028. $$ (90+)
Jun 3rd, 2018Sample. Medium plus garnet red. Powerful and complex nose; burning wood, baking spices, floral, chalk, a bit of a forest element and red currants. Day two added more red fruits to the nose; raspberries, strawberries, red cherries and green twigs. Moderate acidity (7/10) and tannins (6/10). Medium plus bodied with a backbone of red cherries, strawberries, slight forest greenery, and tomato leaves. Day two added some spices and rounded out the palate. Medium plus to long finish. Drink till 2025.
Love what @Andrew Berge is doing with Pinots at La Pitchoune!!!
Sample. Medium plus garnet red. Powerful and complex nose; burning wood, baking spices, floral, chalk, a bit of a forest element and red currants. Day two added more red fruits to the nose; raspberries, strawberries, red cherries and green twigs. Moderate acidity (7/10) and tannins (6/10). Medium plus bodied with a backbone of red cherries, strawberries, slight forest greenery, and tomato leaves. Day two added some spices and rounded out the palate. Medium plus to long finish. Drink till 2025.
Love what @Andrew Berge is doing with Pinots at La Pitchoune!!!
Jan 17th, 2017
Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA
