About This Wine

Color: brilliant, shiny garnet with purple on the rim

On the nose: beautiful touches of geranium, lavender, rose and English candy with touches of raspberries, cherries, clay and paprika

On the palate: fresh entrance evolving on raspberries and red cherries with touches of star fruit, red currant and orange peel

Wine Profile

Blend: 100% Pinot Noir

Fermentation: 100% stainless steel

Aging: 14 months in French oak, 25% new, 75% 1 to 2 year old barrels

Winemaker Notes:

"Overall 2013 was a typical Napa vintage. We had limited rain and a quite a bit of heat. This forced us to be creative in protecting the fruit from heat and sun exposure through canopy management and irrigation. The red wines in 2013 are ripe and big. Because it was a hot year in Napa, we reached the sugar ripeness quickly but had to wait a little for the tannins to ripen. Because the rain never came, we were able to pick when we wanted. This gave us wines with a very concentrated profile on both aromas and tannins."

- Jean Hoefliger