Juggernaut Pinot Noir

Description

California Wines

California wine production has a rich viticulture history since 1680 when Spanish Jesuit missionaries planted Vitis vinifera vines native to the Mediterranean region in their established missions to produce wine for religious services. In the 1770s, Spanish missionaries continued the practice under the direction of the Father Junípero Serra planted California’s first vineyard at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

The state produces about ninety percent of the American wine supply and is the fourth largest wine producer among the world’s independent nations. It has more than 1,200 wineries ranging from home-grown and small boutiques to large corporations with international distribution.

This Pinot Noir is big, rich, fresh, and full of character. It has been aged 14 months in French Oak barrels in the Russian River Valley of California. This wine is clean and has a silky mouthfeel with red fruit, sumptuous strawberry and ripe raspberry. A balanced wine throughout with refreshing acidity and velvety tannins. Beautiful notes of toasty oak, waffle cone, and vanilla to complement the pomegranate, raspberry, cinnamon, graham cracker & crushed violet. (Winemaker’s Notes)