Macauley Pinot Noir Fort Ross-Seaview 2023 (750ml) San Giovanni della Sala

Macauley Pinot Noir Fort Ross-Seaview 2023 (750ml) San Giovanni della SalaWSI94+ The 22 Macauley Fort Ross Seaview Pinot Noir is a perfect example of what winesbecome when you have a site that perfectly matches the varietal, Fort Ross SeaviewsCinghiale Vineyard, and an ideal growing season such as 2022. Hints of clove, vanillin,light dried cherry, and sage. A bold mouth with blackberry, crushed herbs, cocoa nib,and a hint of tobacco follows. The tannin weight and acidity are youthful and in plenty ofsupply. The finish

30% whole clusters

Planted in 1886 by German immigrant

Fruit and spice on the palate balanced by notes of fresh fruits like plums and blackberries

brioche and honey aromas on the nose

000 bottles a year of a rare white wine made from (mostly) old vine Carricante

pork) and pasta

and winemaking duties helmed by Jerome Aguirre (the 2016 bested even $5

A collision of old and new world styles

Well-integrated acidity surfaces at the end together with a mouth-coating texture

as most Champagnes are in a vintage in which yields were exceptionally high

2019 - (91) James Suckling

with layers of spicy oak