This was a special pickup Pinot Noir made by the late Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat for his special partnership with Barbara Barham Mendelsohn and Richard Mendelsohn. The grapes for this wine are harvested from the Lala Panzi Ranch Vineyard in the Russian River Valley near Healdsburg, consisting of a 5-acre plot of carefully selected clones. Each year, one limited edition Pinot is produced in limited quantity. I wish our paths had crossed because this guy made some really fine wines.
The nose is full of fresh pressed cherries and raspberry with earthy tones and some toasted spice. The mouth is lush, rich and elegant with cherries, strawberries and a kiss of blueberry followed by black currant and dried herbs. Outstanding Pinot friends. I paired this with honey-cayenne salmon and the simple staples of baked beans and potato salad. Oh so good!
Seemed like an appropriate time to pull the cork on Open The Bottle Night.
Cheers
Dan
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