Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 CS20230516 A singular quarter-hectare parcel at

A singular quarter-hectare parcel at the top of the Clos des Aigrots hill yields this refined Chardonnay

42-hectare parcel shines through in wines aged at 40% new oak that capture refined red fruit

This comes from a single barrel from the depths of the famous Willett Family Reserve

loamy earth

1% alcohol despite its richness and density—a portrait of cool-climate mountain fruit

Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 CS20230516 A singular quarter-hectare parcel atFred Scherrer's winery is an unmarked metal building outside Sebastopol, and he still does the cellar work himself. Ten years as winemaker at Dehlinger taught him patience: let the fruit speak, touch lightly, don't rush the bottle out the door. This Russian River Pinot grows in sandy Goldridge soils, ages a long time before release, and goes into bottle unfined and unfiltered. The 2016 is nine years on now, which is the entire point it's the rare