Pedroncelli 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

Cash Wise Liquor - Baxter
Baxter
218-829-9286

Greenway Liquors
Minneapolis
612-871-3727

Cash Wise Liquor - New Ulm
New Ulm
507-354-2720

Spirits Of Nisswa
Nisswa
218-963-7488

Andy's Liquor
Rochester
507-289-0777

The Wine Shop - Nicholas Barth
Saint Cloud
320-251-7733

First Grand Liquors
Saint Paul
651-227-7039

International Wines & Liquors
Saint Paul
651-690-5471

Thomas Liquor
Saint Paul
651-699-1860

Liberty Village Wines & Spirits
Stillwater
651-439-3022

Mgm - Waconia
Waconia
952-442-3800

West Side Liquor - Waite Park
Waite Park
320-253-9511

Midtown Wine & Spirits
Winona
507-452-4335