Lioco Mendocino Pinot Noir 2018
SKU:
662225992920
$23.00
$23.00
per item
A varietally-correct, sub-$25 Pinot Noir from California is the
unicorn everyone's been hunting. It may be the hardest wine to do
well here, and until "discovering" some exciting vineyard
opportunities in the Potter Valley AVA, we'd given up on trying to
put one to bottle. In 2017, we produced 1,000 cases and "tested"
it in a few markets. It quickly sold out to a roster of primo
restaurants (James Beard winners, Michelin starred, AAA accounts,
etc.) who lustily poured it by the glass. In 2018, we increased our
take from both the Anderson Valley and Potter Valley, and blended
up a wine that resonates with place (Mendo County) and vintage
(2018, which some are calling 'the best of their careers as
vintners'). This wine is reminiscent of a warm-vintage Irancy or
Sancerre Rouge with a racy, sleek frame backing flavors of
pomegranate, fresh-picked berries, and something woodsy via the
10% whole clusters. Unlike other wines in this peer group which fell
apart on day two, our Mendo Pinot has the bones to deliver the
goods 3+ days after pulling the cork.
unicorn everyone's been hunting. It may be the hardest wine to do
well here, and until "discovering" some exciting vineyard
opportunities in the Potter Valley AVA, we'd given up on trying to
put one to bottle. In 2017, we produced 1,000 cases and "tested"
it in a few markets. It quickly sold out to a roster of primo
restaurants (James Beard winners, Michelin starred, AAA accounts,
etc.) who lustily poured it by the glass. In 2018, we increased our
take from both the Anderson Valley and Potter Valley, and blended
up a wine that resonates with place (Mendo County) and vintage
(2018, which some are calling 'the best of their careers as
vintners'). This wine is reminiscent of a warm-vintage Irancy or
Sancerre Rouge with a racy, sleek frame backing flavors of
pomegranate, fresh-picked berries, and something woodsy via the
10% whole clusters. Unlike other wines in this peer group which fell
apart on day two, our Mendo Pinot has the bones to deliver the
goods 3+ days after pulling the cork.