Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Russian River 2021
As Pinot Noir really develops under long, cool growing conditions, California has a lot to offer –especially from parts of Sonoma, the Central Coast, Santa Barbara and San Benito. Such pockets of terroir yield Pinot Noirs of exemplary varietal character while conveying the given terroir. These transmute simply Pinot Noir by numbers. Although Burgundy has a couple millennia on us, we are apt pupils and California Pinot Noir at once combines the ripe complexity of the West Coast, while crafting great Pinot Noir of primary red fruits such as cherries, strawberries, raspberries –even bright plums. With time these can spread out from this profile to show more of the land from whence they came –whether supple from fog blanketed Carneros or mineral from the precious lime stone of Mt Harlan. To taste California Pinot Noir is to travel to the very AVAs they come from.
Food Pairings
Roasted birds are a preternatural match but Pinot Noir goes with any number of dishes ranging from those incorporating wild game and foraged mushrooms to veal stews or grilled fleshy fish. For a classic cheese pairing hunt down some Epoisse...
Where to find this wine
Accounts that have purchased this wine in the previous twelve months are listed below, alphabetically by city. Please call ahead to confirm availability or vintage
Total Wine & More #1601 - Bloomington
Bloomington
952-835-6063
Total Wine & More #1606 - Chanhassen
Chanhassen
952-934-6484
Sam's Club - Eagan
Eagan
651-405-0079
Total Wine & More #1607 - Eagan
Eagan
651-452-0499
Excelsior Vintage
Excelsior
952-401-0346
Total Wine & More #1605 - Maple Grove
Maple Grove
763-488-3300
Sam's Club - Maple Grove
Maple Grove
763-416-5320
Violet Wine
Minneapolis
612-423-4392
Total Wine & More #1608 - Minnetonka
Minnetonka
952-545-2754
Total Wine & More #1610 - St Louis Park
Saint Louis Park
Sam's Club - Shakopee
Shakopee
952-496-2819
Sam's Club - Woodbury
Woodbury
651-702-7970
Total Wine & More #1604 - Woodbury
Woodbury
301-795-1000
