2021 Porter Bass Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, USA Tenuta Grillo bay leaves

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2021 Claire Naudin Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune Orchis Mascula Burgundy

Terroir: Clay and limestone soil

Grapes are picked by hand when fully ripe and are then pressed slowly and gently

Macerations last 5-6 days

2021 Porter Bass Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, USA Tenuta Grillo bay leavesBiodynamically farmed, all estate. The Porter Bass Estate sits just up in the hills that overlook the small town of Guerneville, CA (below the fog line, 9 miles from the Pacific Ocean). The vines struggle to ripen each year, providing the perfect environment to make balanced expressions of Coastal Russian River Valley wines. The property is 25 acres under vine (primarily planted to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with a 2 acre Zinfandel parcel named Dots