with just 25% of the wine matured in a single 5 year old barrel
The generous palate displays juicy dark cherry fruits and complex dried herbal notes intertwine with enduring silky tannins
The grapes were destemmed into an open stainless-steel pot and fermented with indigenous yeasts
Made from organically grown Sangiovese grapes
grown and harvested together
Chehalem Wind Ridge Pinot Noir 2013 bodegas-munoz with just 25% of theWind Ridge, as it always has been, is a bit more intense and brooding than its older sibling, Ridgecrest. 2013, in particular, shows more chewy tannin, more black fruit, and is a bit more shy upon its debut. Earth and forest floor, plum skin, blackberry, rosewater and cedar box, with a hint of tobacco on the nose. The palate holds a core of tannin and restrained fruit, with lingering flavours of violet, cherry cola, spicy barrel and a gorgeous tension