RASCHEN RIDGE PINOT NOIR 2016
HIRSCH VINEYARDS
East Ridge meets West Ridge with this exciting first vintage of wine made from the rocky vineyards based at the highest elevation of a vast Sonoma County estate. Hirsch Vineyards are always looking for new expressions of their signature grape variety, and this incredible wine is the result of painstaking tasting of a special block of vineyard to prove it as one worth micro-bottling. A uniquely idiosyncratic offering from one of our favourite producers.
- Superbly well-structured; concentrated fruit; fine tannins.
- Inviting aromatics with hints of mild spice, cherry, and subtle herbal notes.
- Meeting of marine, riverine, and continental climates has created a wine of surprising complexity.
- Would benefit from at least five years ageing from release.
- Perfect with smoked rabbit, steamed clams, or grilled asparagus.
Meet the maker
Hirsch Vineyards
If California were to implement a Grand Cru category along Burgundian lines, then Hirsch Vineyard would easily make the grade. When David Hirsch bought his remote 400ha ranch, perched high on the ‘Extreme Sonoma ...
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