{"product_id":"la-follette-sun-chase-vineyard-pinot-noir-2021-750ml","title":"La Follette Sun Chase Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2021 (750ML)","description":"\u003cp\u003eS U N C H A S E V I N E YA R D , P E TA L U M A G A P\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Year Planted: 2007\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Soil Type: Goulding Cobbly Clay Loam\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Elevation: 1200’\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Clones: 777 (32%) \u0026amp; 114 (68%) | Rootstock: 3309\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Aspect: Northeast-Southwest Spacing: 3.2’ x 6’\u003cbr\u003e\nW I N E M A K I N G\u003cbr\u003e\n~ 100% Sun Chase Vineyard | 100% Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Harvested September 4-15, 2021\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Hand-picked and hand-sorted; gently destemmed with no crushing with\u003cbr\u003e\n15% whole clusters retained\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Primary fermentation in small 4-ton open top tanks with manual punch downs 1-4 times daily\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Gently basket-pressed before overnight settling and barreling down into traditional 60-gallon\u003cbr\u003e\nFrench Oak Burgundy barrels (25% new)\u003cbr\u003e\n~ All cooperage was long air dried (3-4 years) and only low-medium toasted\u003cbr\u003e\nto best highlight fruit and terroir\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Malolactic fermentation occurred in barrel where the wine aged 16 months\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Bottled unfined and unfiltered on February 10, 2023\u003cbr\u003e\nS E N S O RY\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Visually bright with a ruby center that fades to an almost neon pink rim. Cherry, cranberry, and\u003cbr\u003e\nraspberry notes jump out of the glass along with cocoa powder, and green forest floor.\u003cbr\u003e\n~ A light bodied pinot with high toned fruit which is wrapped in the perfect amount of grip-\u003cbr\u003e\npy tannins from both the fruit and barrel. Toasty vanilla from French oak holds together the\u003cbr\u003e\ncrunchy red fruit flavors providing both tension and delight.\u003cbr\u003e\nC H E M I S T RY\u003cbr\u003e\n~ Alcohol 13.3% | pH 3.46 | TA 0.61\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2021 Sun Chase Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e\nSONOMA COAST | SONOMA COUNTY\u003cbr\u003e\nPlanted on the west-facing hillside where the cool Petaluma Gap\u003cbr\u003e\ncollides with Sonoma Mountain, Sun Chase Vineyard overlooks a broad\u003cbr\u003e\nsweep of the Sonoma County from the San Pablo Bay to north Santa\u003cbr\u003e\nRosa. Our Pinot Noir block is just above the fog line in rocky soil. The\u003cbr\u003e\ngrowing season tends to be long and the weather not always so\u003cbr\u003e\npleasant for humans but wonderful for grapes.\u003cbr\u003e\n“This remarkable Petaluma Gap vineyard site never disappoints.\u003cbr\u003e\nIntense aromas and red-fruit flavors deliver a one-two punch that\u003cbr\u003e\nwill captivate your palate.”\u003cbr\u003e\nWINEMAKER HUGH CHAPPELLE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Follette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47465333096672,"sku":"129442","price":75.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/la-follette-sun-chase-vineyard-pinot-noir_1.jpg?v=1749243581","url":"https:\/\/yianniswinery.com\/products\/la-follette-sun-chase-vineyard-pinot-noir-2021-750ml","provider":"Yiannis Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}