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FAILLA PINOT NOIR 750 ML
$53.96
750 ML
13.9% ABV
*vintage not indicated in photograph
From the Winery:
Retina Pinot Noir blends fruit from Bellevue Cross (38%) and Dupee Valley (25%) vineyards in the McMinnville AVA and Temperance Hill Vineyard (37%) in Eola-Amity Hills.
Tasting Notes: In youth, this reminds me of the 2016 in its early days in bottle – shy but ready to uncoil, releasing deep fruit and spice. Bellevue Cross is the new linchpin; with 30 year-old, own-rooted 115 lending strawberry, raspberry, and a salty minerality to the wine’s fresh sourdough, fennel pollen and balsam notes. Temperance Hill, made with 30% whole cluster, adds cherry, herbs, and spice. The palate has a lovely, juicy core that drives long and down the center of the tongue with blood orange and broad, stony tannins. Give this time and it will reward you.
THE ART: Human retinal ganglion cells as drawn by Alexander Dogiel in 1891
DETAILS:
Vineyards: Bellevue Cross, Temperance Hill and Dupee Valley
AVA: Willamette Valley
Clones: Dijon 115 and Dijon “mix” (at Temperance)
Harvested September 29th – October 7th, 2018
Brix at harvest = 23.7
15% whole cluster
15 months in 25% new French barrels
