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CASE PRICE = $25.99 per bottle (add 12+ quantity to your basket)

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Notes from the Winemaker:

• Awarded 2009 Gold Medal, Beverage Testing Institute
• Sunset Magazine nomination ‘Best under $30 Pinot Noir’
• Expressive red and black fruit aromas
• Light and lively on the palate with complex raspberry, black cherry, spice and black tea, with crisp finish
•  A “Wednesday night wine” that can be enjoyed with almost all foods
• Aged 16 months, 35% new French oak, 377 cases

All of our wines are unfiltered and unfined, ensuring the purest expression of the grape.  Because pinot noir is such a delicate grape, we do not use pumps; we use 100% gravity during harvest, crush, press, and bottling, to preserve the subtle nuances of the wine. And half of the fermentation bins are done with indigenous yeast.

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90 Points - WORLD WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARD: Gold Medal -  Beverage Testing Institute:
"Translucent ruby color. Aromas of clay, cranberry-cherry chutney, cocoa and nutshells follow through on a supple entry to a dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body with craisin, dried currant, and sundried tomato notes. Finishes with a tangy, baked citrus and raspberry skin fade. A well poised sipper or pair with veal chops."