2018 Pinot Noir Special Selection Magnum

Generous, spicy oak nuances dress up delicious, concentrated fruit flavors in this full-bodied, moderately tannic wine. Ripe and juicy black cherries, black plums and black tea flavors marry with cinnamon, clove and vanilla from oak aging. The wine is warm, inviting and seductive.

The 2018 harvest was a record-breaking year for grape growing in Sonoma County and provided Bricoleur Vineyards with a stunning vintage of Russian River Valley Pinot Noir. Warm days and cool nights provided ideal growing conditions, extending the season, and allowing the grapes to develop delightful varietal flavors. 2018 stands to be a vintage that grape growers and winemakers will cherish.

This vintage of Pinot Noir is made from estate-grown grapes from the Russian River Valley Appellation. The wine earns its name, Special Selection, from a rigorous barrel selection process. The winemaking team set out to find a distinct blend of barrels with the most elegant style expressed in the nose and pallet. The exercise began with over forty barrels of wine and as the team went barrel by barrel, eventually eight were designated to make the final blend of this Special Selection. Of the eight barrels, 50% were new French Oak and 50% neutral French Oak. The wine aged on the lees for sixteen months and was bottled unfiltered on January 15, 2020.

Slow-braised beef, french onion soup, roast chicken