van der Kamp Vineyard Pinot Noir
2021 van der Kamp Pinot Noir
Made of 90% Pinot noir and 10% Pinot Meunier, this wine is a celebration of what friends and family can do together with many years of collaboration with each other and the land. One of the oldest Pinot Noir vineyards in Sonoma County and some of the most coveted fruit on the planet. It is farmed meticulously by brother-and-sister Ulysses and Malia and is the vineyard where one of the most hallowed names in Burgundy chose to first make his first red wine in the new world. Nestled in the col of the old volcano near the top of Sonoma Mountain, the north-facing slope provides one of the world’s best sites for growing the finicky Pinot grapes, both noir and Meunier.
$70
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The 2021 Vintage was extremely dry and ”cold, with frosts during the early growing season. Though the vineyard suffered little damage, the resulting harvest was very light, with less than half the crop expected on many vines. Picked on 3 different nights with the Meunier the last in the second week of October, the fruit was exceptional. The Swan clone was fermented separately from the Dijon 828 and La Tache using 10% whole cluster with the remainder of the fruit destemmed but not crushed. The Meunier was fermented as 100% carbonic maceration (whole cluster) and blended back in before bottling. Yeast and ML were all native.
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Ruby-translucent in color, the nose speaks to red fruits and pine duff. These flavors carry into the palate with a long, lingering finish of balanced acid and tannin play.
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van der Kamp Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain, 14.8% Alcohol by Volume, 72 cases produced, <.01 residual sugar, 3.54 pH, 6.3 g/L TA, winemaker is Greg La Follette.