Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2007

For this wine Bill sources the grapes from several vineyards in Sonoma Coast and Russian River, and this is most of all a kind of second wine to the vineyard designated bottling. The wine is kept in mostly neutral French oak barrels for around nine months and it’s always the lightest and most delicate of the five pinots from Bill Smith. The color is pale cherry red in a very burgundian way (rather than the more common darkred color of California pinots). Delightful, fragrant red berries are found on the nose, mostly cherries and cranberries, also a kind of earthy note reminiscent of stems and there’s just a small note from the oak. The palate is fresh, quite light and elegant with fine red fruit aromas and silky tannins, and the aftertaste is lean and refreshing. Serve this beautiful wine just as a burgundy at 15 degress Celsius in a classic burgundy glass.