Rapture Pinot Noir 2022

$75

A Pinot Noir resulting from warm summer days tempered by cool San Francisco Bay breezes to build complexity into a mouth-filling Pinot.

The name Rapture is indicative of being carried away by ecstasy in tasting this overwhelming Pinot Noir.

Instantly personable with hints of dark cherry and vanilla aroma over slightly earthy notes typical of Russian River Pinot. This wine could easily be mistaken for a meaty climat Burgundy.

In the mouth red fruits with flavors of plum and cherry. A nice acidity and tannin structure combine to make it broad in the mouth identifying it as a great food wine.

Rapture 2022 is a blend of two extraordinary Pinot Noir clones being 41% Pommard from Laguna Ridge and 59% Clone 23 from Green Valley sub-appellations of our Russian River Valley vineyards.

Our Laguna Ridge vineyard has a balance of Gold Ridge and Altamont soils, encouraging the fruit to develop both excellent concentration and moderate acidity producing wines that are textured and full of dark fruit flavors, particularly blackberry.

Our Green Valley vineyards enjoy a perfect balance of cooling oceanic winds and warm sunshine. Temperatures remain quite low throughout the year, resulting in wines that are high in acidity and full of bright red fruit flavors.

Blending them therefore produces a wine that shows both bright red and dark fruit flavors, good acidity and a wonderful texture.

Fermented and matured in some new French oak with the majority being neutral Burgundy barrels.
Only 400 cases produced.
Color Red
Vintage 2022
Harvest Date 5th Sep 2022
Style Red Burgundy
Appellation Sonoma County
Varietal Pinot Noir
Date Bottled 26th Mar 2024
Drinkable 2024 - 2032
Alcohol 14.30%
Bottle Size 750ml