2021 Mes Filles Vineyard Pinot Noir
95 pts
Owen Bargreen
"This beautiful new Pinot Noir comes from a vineyard right up the road from the Kanzler Estate Vineyard. This was stored in 50% new French oak before bottling. This is dense and chewy with a refined texture. Cola, sassafras and freshly tilled salty soils combine with dense red fruit flavors in the palate. Full-bodied and dense, with bright underlying acidity, this is stunning Pinot Noir that is drinking beautifully right now. Drink 2024-2040- 95"
SPECS
PRODUCTION: 250 cases
APPELLATION: Russian River Valley
VARIETAL: Pinot Noir
HARVESTED: 2021
FERMENTATION: 5 day cold soak, Stainless steel fermentation
AGING:
14 months on lees in French Oak
BOTTLED:
December 7, 2022
ALCOHOL:
PH: 3.57
WINEMAKER: Alex Kanzler
VINEYARD COMPOSITION
100% Mes Filles Vineyard
ACCOLADES
95 pts - Owen Bargreen
93 pts - Wine Spectator
89 pts - Jeb Dunnuck
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Introducing
Mes Filles
Mes Filles Vineyard is located in the Sebastopol Hills less than 2 miles from Kanzler Estate and was planted by our vineyard manager Eric Neal in 1998. Despite its proximity, Mes Filles exhibits markedly different growing conditions due to its altitude and exposure. The vines crown a 500-foot hill, directly exposing them to the wind and fog that stream in from the Petaluma Gap, a break in the coastal mountains of Sonoma County that funnels in ocean air. The altitude and steep slopes make for quick-draining soils, and the various sun exposures combined with the rootstock and clonal selections yield diverse and interesting flavors. We source three Pinot Noir clones from this special site.