Historically, Pinot Blanc has been most noteworthy when grown in France’s Alsace and Itay’s Tre Venezie (where it’s known as Pinot Bianco), but with the release of this wine, we feel that to those regions can now be added California’s Mendocino County. One of the more concentrated and robust white wines, Pinot Blanc can successfully pair with meats such as pork and game, and is eminently ageworthy.
This Pinot Blanc has a full creamy texture with concentrated fruit aromas of cantaloupe, Meyer lemon, and Clementine, with added notes of mineral and flint. Flavors of pear and lush textures mingle on the lively, long finish giving this wine a classical Burgundian mouthfeel.
Delicious companions with this wine are grilled tuna, scampi, rosemary chicken, seared scallops with cilantro, garlic shrimp, and asparagus and mushroom strata.
Background: Historically, Pinot Blanc has been most noteworthy when grown in France’s Alsace and Italy’s Tre Venezie (where it’s known as Pinot Bianco), but with the release of this wine, we feel that to those regions can now be added California’s Mendocino County. One of the more concentrated and robust white wines, Pinot Blanc can successfully pair with meats such as pork and game, and is eminently age worthy. Only 187 cases of this 2019 vintage wine was made and it is only sold in very limited distribution.
Vineyards: 100% of our 2019 Pinot Blanc comes from our Nube Bianco vineyard located in Potter Valley in Mendocino County and is from the new Pinot Blanc clones of France.
Winemaking: The grapes were machine harvested October 19th at an average of 23 brix. After crushing, pressing and cold-settling, the juice was racked into French oak for 100% barrel fermentation and aging. The wine was aged eight months on the yeast (“sur-lie”) and was bottled July 22th 2020.
Winemaker Comments: This Pinot Blanc has a full creamy texture with concentrated fruit aromas of cantaloupe, Meyer lemon, and Clementine, with added notes of mineral and flint. Flavors of pear and lush textures mingle on the lively, long finish giving this wine a classical Burgundian mouthfeel.
Food Pairing: Delicious companions with this wine are grilled tuna, scampi, rosemary chicken, seared scallops with cilantro, garlic shrimp, and asparagus and mushroom strata.
Specifications:
Blend: 86% Pinot Blanc 14% Chenin
Blanc
Cases Produced: 187
Alcohol: 13.0%
Total Acidity: 0.93
pH: 3.06
Residual Sugar: 0.3% (dry)
