LiQuery - La Crema Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2017

LA CREMA RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY PINOT NOIR 2017

Item:	906404
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2017 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2021-06-12
Producer:	Jackson Family Wines Inc
Location:	USA - California
Price:	$49.95 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Medium-bodied & Fruity
Alcohol:	14.5%
Varietal:	Pinot Noir
Sugar Code:	XD (2.0 g/L)
Rating:	92
Cellar:	2024
Glass Style:	Pinot Noir Purchase Glass

Description
Director of Winemaking Elizabeth Grant-Douglas grew up in Niagara Falls and honed her cool-climate winemaking skills working for several Ontario wineries - including Inniskillin, Ch�teau des Charmes and Thirteenth Street - before making the move first to Washington and then to the Sonoma Coast. The Russian River Valley has a fine reputation for producing the most intense Pinot Noir in California, but the cool growing conditions of the region ensure that these wines maintain a definite balance and elegance. The best of all worlds.

Description

Director of Winemaking Elizabeth Grant-Douglas grew up in Niagara Falls and honed her cool-climate winemaking skills working for several Ontario wineries - including Inniskillin, Ch�teau des Charmes and Thirteenth Street - before making the move first to Washington and then to the Sonoma Coast. The Russian River Valley has a fine reputation for producing the most intense Pinot Noir in California, but the cool growing conditions of the region ensure that these wines maintain a definite balance and elegance. The best of all worlds.

Tasting Notes
The 2017 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley comes from 11 vineyards across the appellation. It aged 10 months in 35% new French oak. Medium ruby, it has a savory nose of smoked cranberries, crushed red and black cherries, pipe tobacco, forest floor and hints of orange peel and potpourri. Light to medium-bodied, it's silky and intense with a great interplay of ripe fruits, spices and earth notions. It has a frame of grainy tannins and juicy freshness to enliven the long finish. Well done! Drink date: 2019-2024. Score - 92. (Erin Brooks, robertparker.com, Dec. 19, 2019)

Tasting Notes