2016 Talisman Pinot Noir Sadie’s Vineyard Russian River

WSI94 What an interesting bouquet; cedar, vanilla, cherry, cola, clove, forest floor and raspberry… on the palate this 2016 Sadie’s Vineyard Pinot is lively, chewy, grippy and mouthcoating with meaty, peppery, chalky flavors and a tangy blackberry finish. Yum . 2016 was a wonderful growing season after a winter with a bit more rain than the last five years. We enjoyed a mild spring and consistent warm weather continuing throughout the summer. The crop was beautifully balanced giving us elegant, flavorful mouthfilling Pinots with fabulous texture. 
We picked the grapes at Sadie’s Vineyard on September 10th. The stems were well lignified, so we included nearly 25% as a whole cluster component. The grapes were sorted and the rest destemmed, then rested until an ambient fermentation took off about a week after harvest. The fermentation, along with frequent punch-downs, went to completion a week later, when the fermenter was sealed up for an extended maceration. Barrel aging: 19 months, 47% new French oak. 477 cases produced