Littorai

Block E Wendling Vineyard Pinot Noir

9.335 ratings
9.311 pro ratings
Anderson Valley, North Coast, California, USA
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Eric Grasser

A captivating tour de force for Cali Pinot. A powerful, dense and firm wine laced with elegance and balance. Enjoy its presence as a ‘wild’ personality for Ted’s portfolio. Links blackberry preserves, sarsaparilla, cherry bark, crushed rocks and tannin. Still supple with sweet tones at year 5 and will age well.

A captivating tour de force for Cali Pinot. A powerful, dense and firm wine laced with elegance and balance. Enjoy its presence as a ‘wild’ personality for Ted’s portfolio. Links blackberry preserves, sarsaparilla, cherry bark, crushed rocks and tannin. Still supple with sweet tones at year 5 and will age well.

Oct 4th, 2023
LM Segal

Outstanding. Powerful dark range of fruit follows an intense nose of red flowers and crushed rock. Beam of perfectly defining and velvety tannins frames everything nicely, but this will be even better in 2-3 years.

Outstanding. Powerful dark range of fruit follows an intense nose of red flowers and crushed rock. Beam of perfectly defining and velvety tannins frames everything nicely, but this will be even better in 2-3 years.

Dec 26th, 2020
Gilbert Van Hassel

Showing a lot of restraint for Cali at 13.4 alcohol. Elegant, violets and raspberry, relatively light with a good burn. I like Anderson Valley better than Sonoma in general.

Showing a lot of restraint for Cali at 13.4 alcohol. Elegant, violets and raspberry, relatively light with a good burn. I like Anderson Valley better than Sonoma in general.

Dec 1st, 2020
Jeff Ames

Owner/Winemaker Rudius Wines

9.2

Very pretty wine. Had with basic salmon and strawberries. Excellent balance and should age well for at least 3-5 more years.

Very pretty wine. Had with basic salmon and strawberries. Excellent balance and should age well for at least 3-5 more years.

Apr 18th, 2020
Joshua Fisher

Newest vineyard acquisition/ bottling from Ted.

Newest vineyard acquisition/ bottling from Ted.

Nov 13th, 2018
Shengli Hu

Red plum red cherry very ripe fresher herbs some toned down minerality and fresh lavender always cola nuts and fresh tea leaves less spices though. Balanced. Acidity: elevated. med+ finish on red acid fruits and charred black tea leaves med tannins.

Red plum red cherry very ripe fresher herbs some toned down minerality and fresh lavender always cola nuts and fresh tea leaves less spices though. Balanced. Acidity: elevated. med+ finish on red acid fruits and charred black tea leaves med tannins.

Aug 14th, 2022
Amy Yan

Fab. Had with steak and baked potatoes and broccoli during Sunday supper. Wendling Block E is probably the best of the Littorai Pinots I've had.

Fab. Had with steak and baked potatoes and broccoli during Sunday supper. Wendling Block E is probably the best of the Littorai Pinots I've had.

Mar 19th, 2023
Michael Mugmon

At Per Se!

At Per Se!

Aug 18th, 2022
Steve Sánchez

This is absolutely delish. Tons of brambletown on the nose🍓🍓🍓. Bramble, strawberry , rhubarb , and clove. Beautiful Ruby color with great acid structure for aging. Lots of juicy fruit and at 13.4% this is amazing.

This is absolutely delish. Tons of brambletown on the nose🍓🍓🍓. Bramble, strawberry , rhubarb , and clove. Beautiful Ruby color with great acid structure for aging. Lots of juicy fruit and at 13.4% this is amazing.

May 7th, 2022
Jim Stehli

Dark fruit, little tight, silky, more acidic that I was expecting.

Dark fruit, little tight, silky, more acidic that I was expecting.

Nov 9th, 2021