Earthquake Block Pinot Noir 2021
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Why “Earthquake” Block?
Back in the winter of 1995, as we were getting ready to plant this parcel, a huge storm created a deep ravine in the sloping hill where the future vineyard was already staked. The next morning the sight was frightening — it looked like an earthquake had hit the block! After that, we never referred to it by any other name.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Russian River Valley
Alcohol %
13.8
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
A classic wine of this bottling in an outstanding vintage, with dark color and elegant nose of black cherries and Santa Rosa plums. Round and rich mouthfeel, balanced and silky, intense and persistent, with great concentration and notes of vanilla, lavender, clove and cinnamon. The long finish promises a long life of at least 15-20 years. I would recommend serving it at cellar temperature, between 58-60° F.
Vineyard Notes
Named after the late patriarch of the Torres family, this vineyard is located in the Green Valley – the coolest, foggiest region of the Russian River Valley, only ten miles from the Pacific. The European-style high density of over 2,000 vines per acre produces low yields and requires intensive labor; but the vines live longer and the grapes acquire better balance and greater concentration, as well as more elegance and finesse than with the traditional low density.
Production Notes
The grapes were harvested on September 3, destemmed, and fermented with indigenous yeast in small stainless steel tanks. The wine was then aged in premium French oak barrels, 33% new, coopered by Rousseau from the forest of Central France. After 10 months of oak aging the wine was bottled, unfined and unfiltered, in August 2022.