The 2017 Fairsing Vineyard Pinot noir represents the entire 42-acres under vine with select fruit from across varying vineyard blocks. This bottling includes Pommard, Wadenswil, and Dijon 114 selections.
Fruit for this wine was harvested October 4, 2017 under sunny skies.
This wine fermented in two-ton fermenters before being moved to barrels. Elevage was ten months in barrel, of which 18% where new French oak sourced from the Billon, Sirugue, and Cadus cooperages with emphasis on the Troncais and Allier forests.
Bottling occurred August 27, 2018 with a final alcohol of 14.2%. Beautiful now, this wine will cellar well through 2026.
94 Points - James Suckling, 91 Points - Wine Spectator,
91 Points - Vinous, 90 Points - Wine Enthusiast