
Saintsbury
Vincent Vin Gris of Pinot Noir Rosé Carneros
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Description :
Vineyards: This vintage is made completely from Saintsbury's Home Ranch Vineyard surrounding the winery. Certified Napa Green, they keep a watchful eye on the vines daily, and farm responsibly, ensuring high-quality fruit with an environmental conscience.
Appellation: Carneros
Clones: Pommard
Terroir: Carneros is known for its loam and clay soils and a mixture of flat land and rolling hillsides, which has the reliable marine fog that rolls in every evening and burns off mid-morning.
Vinification: Whole clusters of Pommard Clone Pinot Noir from the Home Ranch vineyard are hand-picked at night and taken directly to press. The juice was pale in color but ethereal in aroma. Aged in tank with no malolactic, and filtered for clarity during bottling. Aged for 5 months in 100% stainless steel tanks.Grape varieties :
Pinot Noir
Soil :
Loam and clay soils
Alcohol :
13%
Tasting notes :
Guava, nectarine, grapefruit zest and white flowers on nose. Wild strawberry, cantaloupe and blood orange layer the palate, with bright tangy acidity and mineral notes on the finish.
Press Notes
- James Suckling
- 202090 points
- Wine Enthusiast
- 202092 points
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