I have waited for over 6 years to produce a Pinot Noir for MARA. You just don't go out and take any Pinot
Noir grapes, you have to find the right micro-climate, clones and grower. Laughlin Road Ranch is in the heart of
the Russian River Valley where the soil, climate and Pinot Noir clones are just right. Along with that,
the grower is one of the most respected for growing Pinot Noir. (Martinelli). This vineyard is contiguous to the well known "Moonshine
Vineyard".
The expression of this Pinot Noir shows a brick red color, like Pinot Noir should look like.
Swirling the glass it shows rich and slow moving glycerin down the sides of the glass. The nose has a nice cherry, stony, mineral aroma. The taste is long
with vanilla, walnuts, truffles and nutmeg spice along with all that fruit. It has very good acidity to have with all kinds of food. This wine will age
nicely for the next 4 to 6 years. All these flavors come together from ageing in new French Oak barrels. When you have all the right components Pinot Noir
becomes so seductive. There was no fining or filtering of this wine so that we could keep all the fabulous flavors that Pinot Noir offers. There were only 6 barrels
produced of this First Release. Don't miss this wine if you like lush Pinot Noir. |
