Radio-Coteau Sonoma Coast Belay Pinot Noir 2020
This single-vineyard wine is sourced from Radio-Coteauâs home vineyard in Occidental. Eric Sussman had been purchasing fruit from this 17-hectare site for years and didnât hesitate when the opportunity arose to buy it in 2012. Practically within sniffing distance of the famed Heintz vineyard and bordering Russian River Valley, the site sits on the regionâs fine, sandy Goldridge soils atop a ridge 240 metres above the town, just 13 kilometres from the coast. The proximity to the ocean and the moderating influence of rolling fogs provide cool coastal conditions and long, even ripening ideal for growing great Pinot Noir.
In a challenging year for most growers in California, Eric Sussmanâs long-standing preference for early harvesting proved valuable. Sussman has always erred on the early side when it comes to picking. So, while his fruit made it safely into the winery in time to avoid adverse effects from the regionâs devastating fires, many of his colleagues were not as fortunate. Handpicked and fermented with 52% whole bunches, only the free-run juice was sent to neutral, tight-grained barriques and puncheons (16% new) for 18 monthsâ maturation. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Original: $218.03
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$76.31Radio-Coteau Sonoma Coast Belay Pinot Noir 2020
This single-vineyard wine is sourced from Radio-Coteauâs home vineyard in Occidental. Eric Sussman had been purchasing fruit from this 17-hectare site for years and didnât hesitate when the opportunity arose to buy it in 2012. Practically within sniffing distance of the famed Heintz vineyard and bordering Russian River Valley, the site sits on the regionâs fine, sandy Goldridge soils atop a ridge 240 metres above the town, just 13 kilometres from the coast. The proximity to the ocean and the moderating influence of rolling fogs provide cool coastal conditions and long, even ripening ideal for growing great Pinot Noir.
In a challenging year for most growers in California, Eric Sussmanâs long-standing preference for early harvesting proved valuable. Sussman has always erred on the early side when it comes to picking. So, while his fruit made it safely into the winery in time to avoid adverse effects from the regionâs devastating fires, many of his colleagues were not as fortunate. Handpicked and fermented with 52% whole bunches, only the free-run juice was sent to neutral, tight-grained barriques and puncheons (16% new) for 18 monthsâ maturation. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
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This single-vineyard wine is sourced from Radio-Coteauâs home vineyard in Occidental. Eric Sussman had been purchasing fruit from this 17-hectare site for years and didnât hesitate when the opportunity arose to buy it in 2012. Practically within sniffing distance of the famed Heintz vineyard and bordering Russian River Valley, the site sits on the regionâs fine, sandy Goldridge soils atop a ridge 240 metres above the town, just 13 kilometres from the coast. The proximity to the ocean and the moderating influence of rolling fogs provide cool coastal conditions and long, even ripening ideal for growing great Pinot Noir.
In a challenging year for most growers in California, Eric Sussmanâs long-standing preference for early harvesting proved valuable. Sussman has always erred on the early side when it comes to picking. So, while his fruit made it safely into the winery in time to avoid adverse effects from the regionâs devastating fires, many of his colleagues were not as fortunate. Handpicked and fermented with 52% whole bunches, only the free-run juice was sent to neutral, tight-grained barriques and puncheons (16% new) for 18 monthsâ maturation. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
