Includes one bottle each of:
- 2023 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
- 2019 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
- 2017 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
Tech Info:
2023 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
The 2023 Paper Planes Pinot Noir comes from our longest-tenured vineyard, the Windsor Oaks Property, nestled in the Chalk Hill region of the Russian River Valley. 2023 was a picture-perfect season for us. The wet spring and cool summer allowed our Pinot to hang out on the vine for a full additional month. After picking our Pinot on September 25th, we destemmed and hand sorted the majority of the fruit, leaving about 25% as whole clusters. The stems added a beautiful texture to this delicate and nuanced fruit.
After pressing, we allowed the pinot to complete ML, and aged the wine in neutral French Oak barrels for nine months, before bottling on June 11th, 2024. The 2023 vintage developed beautiful aromatics of bright red fruits, red tea, with layered structure and our signature lively acidity.
- PRODUCTION: 215 CASES PRODUCED
- HARVEST DATE: SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2023
- BOTTLING DATE: JUNE 11TH, 2024
- INGREDIENTS: GRAPES & MINIMAL SO2
- ALC.: 13.0% alc.
- pH: 3.7 pH
- TA: 5.4 g/L
2019 "Hidden Track" Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
We hand-picked our Pinot Noir grapes from the Gardner Vineyard in Sonoma Valley, just about a mile outside the town of Sonoma. This is a cool tiny little 5-acre vineyard that was recently converted to Organic farming. The grapes were mostly de-stemmed with partial whole cluster co-fermented in six unique lots based on vineyard, block, and fermentation technique. This Pinot Noir is 100% clone, 114 (a rare Dijon clone), which is fruity but with a distinct spice and structure. After a quick two-week fermentation, we pressed off the juice and aged in neutral oak barrels for 8 months prior to bottling.
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PRODUCTION: 180 CASES
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HARVEST DATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
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VARIETAL: 100% PINOT NOIR
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APPELLATION: SONOMA COAST
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PROPERTY: GARDNER VINEYARD
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FARMING PRACTICES: ORGANIC
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COUNTY: SONOMA
- ALC: 13.3% ABV
2017 "Hidden Track" Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
The Pinot Noir grapes were hand-picked in the Russian River Valley and brought into the winery on August 31st, 2017. The grapes were mostly de-stemmed with partial whole cluster co-fermented in two separate lots based on the vineyard blocks. We chose clones 667 and 459 for their elegance and pretty aromatics. After a quick two week fermentation, we pressed off the juice to five neutral oak barrels and aged it for 9 months before bottling.
- Bottling July 23, 2018: Production 100 Cases
- Harvest Date August 31, 2017
- Release Date October 1, 2018
- Variety 100% Pinot Noir
- Appellation Russian River Valley
- County Sonoma
- Alcohol 14.5% Abv
