{"product_id":"lot-579-2024-russian-river-valley-pinot-noir-750ml","title":"Lot 579 | 2024 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 750ml","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e***BOTTLING LATE FEBRUARY, SHIPPING SHORTLY AFTER***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eOur first Russian River find of the new year is a top-shelf knockout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe opportunity comes our way from a historic producer that was a pioneer in establishing a Burgundian approach to Pinot Noir winemaking in California, beginning in the early days as self-proclaimed wine geeks applying the wisdom of the Old World to their own American project. A cult following formed, ushering in a region-wide viticultural renaissance – today, after decades of acclaim and excellence, their name is synonymous with the appellation that they helped put on the map.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eTheir signature Pinot Noir allocation remains one of the true prizes in all of Sonoma, but that doesn’t stop us from giving a shout every now and then just to test the waters – you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, after all. Lo and behold, we got a callback! They didn’t go into details and we didn’t ask – whatever the reason, a true Sonoma trophy became available – a Russian River Valley Pinot of the highest order!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eLot 579 is a 100% estate-grown single-vineyard Pinot Noir from a bona fide legacy benchmark estate. Very Burgundian in style and striking a harmony between opulence and grace, this is a crystal-clear expression of a hallowed site, with a \u003cem\u003elong\u003c\/em\u003e history of top scores from a litany of critics. Currently an allocation-only wine in the $80+ range, alert collectors might occasionally get lucky when it pops up on the secondary market (where top rated vintages go into the triple digits). No worries, you’re here with us – bypass the velvet rope and take the side entrance to lock in your own personal stash of this rare score!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eOur price: $24\/bottle!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003ePerhaps more than any other grape, Pinot Noir is a mirror of its terroir, and this wine happens to be produced from one of the finest vineyards in the appellation. A hillside site planted on a ridge overlooking a stretch of flat land, the slopes feature deep, well-draining sandy Goldridge soils, increased sunlight, and cooling breezes that combine to produce grapes of terrific concentration and balance. The approach is a masterclass in restraint – fruit is hand-picked, hand-sorted, and fermented with native yeast, with punch downs done by hand. After gentle extraction, aging took place in 100% French oak barrels of the finest cooperage for 14 months.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eDelicately perfumed on the nose, the bouquet opens with cherries and forest floor layered with sage, anise, and rose hips, underscored by accents of brown sugar and red licorice. On the palate, an expertly balanced wine finds beautiful tension between terroir and red fruit, with a refreshing acidity and deftly weighted texture. Velvety tannins carry the wine towards a youthful, focused finish marked by echoes of red berries, iris, vanilla, and spice. Still in the earliest stages of its evolution, it should reach its sky-high potential after a few years of cellar time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13.3% alc\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"de Négoce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56034577219750,"sku":"BTL.OG0579","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0338\/3299\/2908\/files\/Lot579-24RRVPinotNoir.png?v=1766000413","url":"https:\/\/www.denegoce.com\/products\/lot-579-2024-russian-river-valley-pinot-noir-750ml","provider":"de Négoce","version":"1.0","type":"link"}