Violets and ripe berry fruit show on the nose, fading to hints of leather and cigar box aromas. A favorable growing season produced a rich bodied wine with balanced acidity. Bing cherry fruit is evident on entry to the palate mingling with cedar and hints of cardamom. Drinking beautifully on release, this wine will continue to evolve in the bottle for the next 15 years (until 2029 or beyond!)
Our Commemorative 20th Vintage, “Deuxieme Decade-XX” bottling. Intense, earthy Pinot Noir that has seductive tones of cassis that balances the fruit and adds to its layered complexity. It tastes very similar to a Nuits-Saint-George in its most successful vintages.
The hue of the wine indicates the beautiful bouquet which will reflect a nose of wild berries and a tinge of cassis. The fruit will follow with Windward’s bright Bing cherry essence. A seductive “middle” to the wine tasting will introduce the long, complex “peacock tail” finish that is the signature of our mature Windward Vineyard.
Our Barrel Select Pinots are the best of the vintage. Richer, bolder, and even smoother than our Monopoles, these bottles feature our 2 older clones from the vineyard
This was the first Barrel Select made since 2009! Limited supply remaining
