Type: Pinot Noir
Winery: Failla 'Sonoma Coast'
Region: California > Sonoma Coast
Red Wine
Wine Enthusiast 95
"It’s hard to believe that this fabulous Pinot is Failla’s least expensive selection; what a great indication of his 2011s yet to come and of the vintage in general. It’s bone dry and rich in raspberry flavor, with brisk acidity, firm minerality and a perfectly applied jacket of
smoky oak. Elegant, pure and savory, it’s just beautiful to drink now. Editors’ Choice. —S.H."
"A great intro to Failla's Pinots, this one comes from four cool-climate vineyard sites across the Sonoma Coast appellation: Floodgate, Keefer Ranch, Hirsch and Failla's Estate vineyard, The 2011 vintage was notably colder, too, which just amplfies the cool-climate character of this wine. Aged in only 20% new French oak, this vintage has elegant tannins, bright acidity, high-tone fruit, earth and mineral components that make it delightful to drink now with a meal and ageable too. Only 800 cases were produced."
A product of the same kid-glove winemaking as our vineyard designated pinots, the 2011 Sonoma Coast is aged in French oak, about 20% new. Fermentation took place in small open top fermenters. Each lot was fermented separately with its own natural yeast followed by secondary fermentation with its own natu-ral malolactic bacteria. Following pressing the lots were aged individually on their gross lees for 11 months, then racked and blended just several days before bottling. The resulting wine was bottled unfiltered.
Vineyard / History:
As an introduction to the Failla line-up the Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir gives the drinker a benchmark understanding of the wines we strive to craft. Another banner year for this blend, we added a new site meeting Ehren s high standard of quality; the Floodgate Vineyard. This vineyard is an organically farmed parcel just north of River Road in the heart of the Russian River. The balance of the blend is from the young-vine blocks in many of our single vineyard Sonoma Coast appella-tion sources. While 2009 was the structured vintage, 2011 is an elegant low alcohol vintage showcasing cool tones of Pinot Noir and ele-gant tannins.
"It’s hard to believe that this fabulous Pinot is Failla’s least expensive selection; what a great indication of his 2011s yet to come and of the vintage in general. It’s bone dry and rich in raspberry flavor, with brisk acidity, firm minerality and a perfectly applied jacket of
smoky oak. Elegant, pure and savory, it’s just beautiful to drink now. Editors’ Choice. —S.H."
"A great intro to Failla's Pinots, this one comes from four cool-climate vineyard sites across the Sonoma Coast appellation: Floodgate, Keefer Ranch, Hirsch and Failla's Estate vineyard, The 2011 vintage was notably colder, too, which just amplfies the cool-climate character of this wine. Aged in only 20% new French oak, this vintage has elegant tannins, bright acidity, high-tone fruit, earth and mineral components that make it delightful to drink now with a meal and ageable too. Only 800 cases were produced."
A product of the same kid-glove winemaking as our vineyard designated pinots, the 2011 Sonoma Coast is aged in French oak, about 20% new. Fermentation took place in small open top fermenters. Each lot was fermented separately with its own natural yeast followed by secondary fermentation with its own natu-ral malolactic bacteria. Following pressing the lots were aged individually on their gross lees for 11 months, then racked and blended just several days before bottling. The resulting wine was bottled unfiltered.
Vineyard / History:
As an introduction to the Failla line-up the Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir gives the drinker a benchmark understanding of the wines we strive to craft. Another banner year for this blend, we added a new site meeting Ehren s high standard of quality; the Floodgate Vineyard. This vineyard is an organically farmed parcel just north of River Road in the heart of the Russian River. The balance of the blend is from the young-vine blocks in many of our single vineyard Sonoma Coast appella-tion sources. While 2009 was the structured vintage, 2011 is an elegant low alcohol vintage showcasing cool tones of Pinot Noir and ele-gant tannins.
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