This vineyard is adjacent to Stanly Lane in Carneros and is planted with three Pinot Noir clones: Swan, 115, and Pommard. The vintage was not the easiest in Carneros, with cool temperatures and rain that affected the berry set, but this wine deals effortlessly with what nature provided. Cherry, strawberry, rhubarb, faint sarsaparilla and cedary spice tones delight the nose and the palate in an elegantly stylized medium bodied wine with a nicely integrated finish that needs no accompaniment — but you’ll like it just as well with food. I think I just found my Thanksgiving red!
Bravium, Carneros (Napa Valley, California) Pinot Noir 2011
By Rich Cook