Onward Redwood Valley Pinot Noir Hawkeye Ranch 2022 NO20231115 Expect black currant

Expect black currant

the berries are macerated in pure grain alcohol for at least three months

emerging in the early 1990s alongside names like Harlan and Screaming Eagle

with ripe tannins and bright acidity that give the wine an elegant

using soft water from deep wells fed by the Chikuma River

Onward Redwood Valley Pinot Noir Hawkeye Ranch 2022 NO20231115 Expect black currantFaith Armstrong Foster named her winery after the small boat that ferried her to school from a tiny island in British Columbia: Onward. The name suits her, because she has spent a career moving steadily toward wines with more restraint than California usually permits. Hawkeye Ranch, up in Mendocino's Redwood Valley, is her long standing source, with gravelly loam farmed organically and certified Fish Friendly, and Pinot Noir vines planted in the 1970s