2021 Wayfarer Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Fort Ross-Seaview, Sonoma County, California, USA
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It is very floral with hints of rose stems and hibiscus to the fresh, ripe strawberry and citrus character. Medium to full body. Dried peach and orange peel flavours. It is very long and intense. Lively at the end with lovely purity of fruit.
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James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (December 2023)
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Wayfarer Vineyard
Owned by Jayson Pahlmeyer, who is also the founder of Pahlmeyer Winery, Wayfarer Vineyard is located in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA in Sonoma County, California. The vineyard was established in 1989 and is known for its cool climate, which is influenced by the nearby ocean, and is ideal for growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes.
The vineyard is managed with a focus on sustainability and environmental stewardship. The vines are planted on steep slopes, which allows for excellent drainage and optimal sun exposure. The vineyard is also certified sustainable by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance.
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.
Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.
The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.
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It is very floral with hints of rose stems and hibiscus to the fresh, ripe strawberry and citrus character. Medium to full body. Dried peach and orange peel flavours. It is very long and intense. Lively at the end with lovely purity of fruit.
Drink or hold
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (December 2023)
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