Rusack Pinot Noir Reserve Santa Rita Hills 2018

Santa Rita Hills | Pinot Noir

Sale price$47.99
11 in stock
92 Wine enthusiast 2018
Product Attributes
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Region
California, Central Coast, Santa Rita Hills
Label ABV
13.70%
Size
750 Ml
Description

The grapes for this wine come from two Sta. Rita Hills vineyards: Fiddlestix, located on the western edge, and John Sebastiano on the northern edge of this incredible Burgundian AVA. After a pre-dawn harvest, the fruit was promptly delivered to our winery and, while still cool from the night air, the grapes were gently destemmed, cold soaked for 24 hours and fermentation started. For the following ten days of maceration, the must’s cap was punched down by hand at least twice each day. The resulting wine was transferred into a mixture of new and older French oak barrels, and aged for 11 months prior to being bottled, unfiltered.

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