Vinum Cellars Mixed Pinot Noir

Tasting notes & discussion 21

Two 90-Point Pinots

Typically $20 - $25/bottle from Vinum Cellars
Vintage 2018 from the Sonoma Coast and Monterey
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About Vinum Cellars
“Vinum Cellars was founded in 1997 by first generation, California family winemakers Richard Bruno and Chris Condos in the Napa Valley financing their dream on credit cards. Their focus was then, and remains searching California’s coastal vineyards and special microclimates in search of the best vineyards grown by the state’s best growers. The long-term partners consider their humble roots in the development of products and mandate that each wine offer considerable high quality-to-price ratio. What this means is each wine is literally hand crafted from single vineyards and made with a small lot philosophy. ”

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TASTING NOTES:
The Insider - “Right out of the glass this wine is perfumed with elegant dark fruit from ripe Bing cherry to black raspberry notes. The wine is subtly spiced with integrated cinnamon and clove spices and backed with mocha notes. On the palate the wine carries through consistently with the aromatics and displays the ripe and juicy cherry and raspberry fruit notes with balanced acidity and generous vanilla and toasted oak notes revealing silky tannins that linger.” (AbV 14.79%, pH 3.57, TA 6.23 g/L, RS: 0.13 g/L)

Monterey - “The aromas are deep with Bing and Rainer cherries while backed with vanilla and slight caramelized raw sugar notes. The palate is intense with wild raspberry, blackberry and bramble. These flavors are backed by intense earthy notes from black pepper to mushroom followed by toasted oak and clove. The finish overall expresses ripe berry and leather with a silky envelope of toasted vanilla.” (AbV 14.5%, pH 3.63, TA 6.12g/L)

BARRELS:
18 months in French oak.

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PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
The Insider - five spice roasted duck breast and French lentils; fresh line caught Yellow Tail or Bluefin Tuna off the grill; an eggplant, goat cheese and sun dried tomato frittata.

Monterey - Duck, Moroccan lamb, lamb biryani, Impossible Burger topped with grilled mushrooms and sautéed onions.

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