2023 Pinot Noir Riverbed Estate Farmed
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The 2023 Pinot Noir Riverbed, from the estate vineyard in Carneros, is slightly less balanced and significantly more muscular than the other Pinots in the range. It leads off with a woody, slightly drying character that obscures some fruit expression. Lurking beneath the surface and serious structure are shades of cedar, grilled sage and white pepper, but the 2023 feels like a sketch today. Hopefully time will help fill in some of the gaps.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Billy Norris, Vinous
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From the Riverbed vineyard. Very well-drained site compared with the rest of Carneros. A windy site but not as windy as, for example, Gloria Ferrer. 25-year-old vines on gravelly clay loam. East–west orientation. Calera clone on 101-14 rootstock. 4-day cold soak, 10% saignée, 35% whole cluster. Fermented for 16 days in tank. Barrel-aged for 17 months (50% new). Savoury and mineral. More structure and acidity than the Laceroni Vineyard bottling just tasted. Quite chewy. Still quite youthful. (JR)