District 7 Estate Grown Pinot Noir

Tasting notes & discussion 35

Typically $18/bottle from District 7
Vintage 2020 from Monterey
Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; SC; SD; TN; TX; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
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About District 7
“District 7 is all that Monterey as a winegrowing region has to offer. The number refers to our official regional designation within the state of California, but District 7 is much more than just a prime number. Most experts recognize Monterey County as one of the most beautiful and diverse winegrowing regions in the world with complex soils and coastal weather patterns. Our winemaking team reaps the benefits of the exceptional fruit we produce, creating wines that are fruit forward, true to varietal character and a delicious reflection of Monterey.”

District 7

TASTING NOTES:
“Our 2020 Pinot Noir delivers the subtle elegance that can only come from sustainably farmed, cool-climate vineyards. Key aromatics include black cherries, currants and raspberries with notes of violets, vanilla and toasty oak. The palate is rich, smooth and silky with a lingering sweet oak finish.” (AbV 13.5%, pH 3.83, TA 5.5g/L)

BARRELS:
14 months in French oak, 35% new.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
In the Hunger Games series, the nation of Panem on a post-apocalyptic planet Earth is made up of several large districts that occupy chunks of prior nations. Each district specializes in production of one thing apparently. For example, District 7 is located in the Pacific Northwest and is the lumber producer. Everyone’s a lumberjack. Well, most of them are. Toddlers grow up with axes. District 7 doesn’t get much attention, to be honest. Both their tributes die without names at the very beginning of the first film’s game. Johanna Mason was a previous winner of the games and comes back for another. She’s kinda rad. And then you see a bunch of peacekeepers from the Capitol lured into a minefield in the woods by a number of lumberjacks. That’s about it.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
Salmon, pork, lamb or soft cheeses.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Pancakes with maple syrup. Because trees?

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