La Crema Monterey Pinot Noir 2020
$44.99
6 bottles or more Fine Monterey Pinot noir
Description
- Over 30 years of experience working with chardonnay and pinot noir have established La Crema as a winery of consistent quality in the USA. La Crema produces wines from top cool-climate appellations to include; Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Monterey and most recently Willamette. The unifying factors of all these sites are their cool, windy climates and marine-based soils.
La Crema’s vineyards are all harvested by hand in the cooler morning hours. The winemaking techniques are primarily traditional with modern enhancements to ensure that the wines are true to both the variety and the terroir. Chardonnays are whole-cluster pressed and fermented and aged in French oak on the lees with bi-monthly battonage to add texture and complexity. The Pinot Noirs are cold soaked for five to eight days before fermentation in small, open-top fermenters and aged in a combination of new and used French oak barrels. As with the Chardonnay, La Crema’s Pinot Noirs are pure, accurate and reflective of their origin.
Outstanding vineyard sources, limited yields and artisanal wine making produce wines that receive high acclaim.From the winemaker, Jennifer Walsh “Our original name, La Crema Vinera, means “best of the vine,” setting the standard for all we do since 1979. Our family-owned and operated winery focuses exclusively on cool-climate appellations, passionate in our belief that they make uniquely expressive and elegant wines.”A long, long valley, both pastoral and austere. On one end, the Monterey Bay— dramatically deep, unusually cold. On the other, Central California, rich in history and agriculture. Throughout, a brisk, ever-present breeze that rises from the ocean and cools both fields of produce and expansive, rolling vineyards. This is Monterey—rocky, windswept and unrestrained. In 2020 season was cool and mild with minimal heat spikes which provided the grapes with ample time to develop rich and concentrated flavors and balanced acidity. - The grapes were picked at night or during the cool early morning hours, cold-soaked for three days. Next, they were punched down three times a day during fermentation, with no post-fermentation maceration, followed by 9 mths maturation in French oak and racked out of barrel once at the time of blending, just prior to bottling.
- Very smart Pinot offering here from Monterey, California
- Review of 2017
- “Medium-full red-purple colour with a complex, perfumed bouquet which boasts lovely varietal character and lots of nuances, black cherry and mixed spices among them. Tannins are fine and measured, adding to structure and length. Lovely wine. 92 pts”
Huon Hooke The Real Review, 28 November, 2019
RRP$58 Special when you buy 6 bottles or more
Additional information
Producer | Jackson Family |
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Region or Country | Sonoma Valley |
Variety | Pinot Noir |
Vintage | 2020 |
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