2017 Stoller Vineyard Pinot Noir
NOTES FROM THE WINEMAKER
Our 2017 Stoller Vineyard Pinot Noir is aromatically complex with great depth while being texturally light yet bold. It starts with notes of blue fruits, like blueberries and plums, and unfolds to show aspects of tilled earth with herbaceousness. Juicy red fruit flavors help bring the wine together. The palate is deliciously smooth, with nice acidity and silky tannins throughout.
94 points - Vinous
Wine Specs
Vintage Overview
The 2017 vintage is one of the most well-balanced of the last five years, with excellent quality of flavor and acidity levels, and yields bearing higher than normal in all varieties. Fruitfulness caused some problems early on from large berries on full clusters, which led to a bit of uneven ripening. Early season powdery mildew, due to a wet spring, led to in-field sorting early in the growing season. By harvest, blocks were in pristine condition. Ideal fall temperatures allowed us to pick based on flavor development.