Melville Pinot Noir Sandy's
| Vintage: | 2020 |
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| Description: | The Sandy's block is named in honor of Ron Melville's sister and was deliberately planted on the extremely sandy northwest section of the estate's east vineyard. Sandy's has performed heroically over the years particularly when considering its extreme location combined with the poor, well-drained soils of this section. The block also contains clonal material representative of the estate's new era of plantings, including selections from Merry Edwards, Calera (Clone 90), and clones 459 and 114. These four selections, when planted on sand, produce wildly intense and pretty aromatics with a very ethereal and harmonic palate impression. The fruit is fermented in small (1.5 ton) open-top fermenters. Total skin and stem contact average 30 days (7 day cold soak, 2 + weeks of fermentation and 1 + week extended maceration). From the press, the wine is transferred directly into neutral French oak barrels (10-20 years old) where it remains sur lie with no sulfur until it is gently racked for the first time and prepared for bottling. 30% stem inclusion. |
| Price: | $ 76.94 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from The San Francisco Wine Trading Company
| Address: |
250 Taraval St. San Francisco, CA 94116 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-681-9463 |
| Telephone (regular): | 415-731-6222 |
| Fax: | 415-731-0155 |
First added to 1000 Corks on August 26, 2023.
