2021, Pinot Noir, 'MCM88', Russian River Valley, Senses Wines
Jeb Dunnuck 95 (2024); James Suckling 95 (2024)
EDKA Rating 8/10
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At a glance
- Grape
- Pinot Noir 100%
- Region
- Russian River Valley, USA
- Alcohol
- 14.60%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Long (10-20 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Poultry & Pork, Red Meat, Cheese
Why this wine
Russian River is warmer than the Sonoma Coast, giving a richer, darker Pinot Noir. A single-vineyard bottling from the same trio of founders. Worth having beside the coastal wine if the comparison interests you.
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Description
How it tastes
Black raspberry and pomegranate with lavender, rose oil and wild sage, leading to black fruit and mineral notes over an earthy finish. Whole-berry fermented in open tops with wild vineyard yeasts.
The producer
This comes from the vineyard formerly known as Keefer Ranch, one of Russian River's most celebrated sites. Senses is the work of three childhood friends — Christopher, Max and Myles — with winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown.
Food and drinking
Good with poultry & pork, red meat and cheese. Drinking well now, with a decade or more ahead of it. Serve at 16–18°C.