2023 Twelve Row Block Pinot Noir

VINTAGE HIGHLIGHTS
2023 was our 3rd warmest growing season on record after the 2015 and 2014 vintages. We had the warmest and driest August on record and if it was not for the rain in early September our harvest would have started before Labor Day Weekend. Three cheers for the rain! One of the interesting things about 2023 was the arrival of our first hailstorm right after bloom. We have never seen a damaging hailstorm in our vineyard since we started in 1971, so seeing it happen and the resulting damage was at first a little scary. While it looked like our yields might have been higher, the hailstorm helped reduce the crop to our desired amount. The resulting fruit was excellent, with the heat in August producing lower acid in the grapes and nice full flavors. - Winemaker Robin Howell

WINE PROFILE
The 2023 Twelve Row Pinot Noir has a rich earthy leather, plum and wet stone on the nose. On the palate, find bold tannins with rhubarb, chokeberry, and black tea.

THE STORY
Twelve Row Block rests just North of Peach Tree Block and west of Orchard Block. Twelve Row Block is one of the original sites planted by the Sokol Blosser Family in the 1970s. This is a unique block on our vineyard with Gamay like clones. The family thought they were sold Gamay vines back in the ‘70s. It is not Gamay, it is an atypical clone of Pinot Noir that has yet to be specifically identified, so internally it is referred to as the Twelve Row clone.

NUTRITIONAL INFO

Ingredients: Pinot Noir grapes, tartaric acid, SO2
5 - 5oz servings per bottle
Calories: 122
Carbohydrates: 3.5g
Fat: 0g 
Protein: 0g