Schug Carneros Pinot Noir 'Estate Grown' 2021

The Schug Estate vineyard sits at the base of a high ridge on the windy western edge of the Carneros AVA in Sonoma County. This bottling highlights several clones of Pinot Noir grown on individual blocks, each vinified and aged separately. Dark fruit characteristics of the Pommard clone are enhanced by the soft, ripe, and mineral-driven notes from the Martini clone, while bright fruit components from the Dijon clone round out the wine. After a 12-day fermentation, the wine spent 14 months in 30% new and 70% 1-3 year-old French oak barrels for MLF and aging. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.