The key to our Russian River Valley Pinot Noir is in the diversity of sources. This sounds odd, given that the wine comes entirely from within the Russian River Valley AVA, but this region is large and possesses a myriad of soils, exposures, and unique terroirs that together produce a superb representation of the whole of the Russian River Valley. This Pinot Noir offering showcases this area in all its complexity while also making for a red wine that is imminently drinkable upon release. This deep red wine features aromas of bright red fruit, nutmeg, and fresh-cut cedar, and flavors of raspberry, black cherry, walnut, and fungi. Ripe flavors, mature tannins and impeccable balance. Pair with grilled sausages, roast chicken, sun-dried tomato pasta and lamb sliders. This bottle features a convenient screw cap for fresh wine and easy pouring. This bottled California pinot noir is 14.2% alcohol by volume. The Siduri Russian River Valley Pinot Noir showcases the complexity of one of the top AVAs for Pinot Noir red wines in the world. A bevy of blending opportunities presented themselves due to the abundance of high-quality grapes from the vintage, but the final blend was culled from 12 vineyards in the Russian River Valley. The blend showcases the earthy, fog blanketed sites of the western edges of the Russian River Valley alongside the warmer, more fruit-driven sites of Green Valley and the Santa Rosa plains. All blocks and clones from each vineyard were picked and fermented separately and blended together after a rigorous barrel selection. The winemakers included 30% whole cluster fermentation for additional complexity. The final selections were “married” in-tank after 8 months in barrel and then returned to barrel where they finished aging.