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Item Number: 6024

UPC: 0091037062093

Country: USA
Region: California Sub Region: Sonoma
Appellation/AVA: Sonoma County
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 1.5 L Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.9


Vintage Notes: Following on the heels of the ultra-fresh 2010, Sonoma had yet another cooler-than-usual vintage for 2011. This fits in fabulously with the type of elegant, food friendly wines Banshee aims to create. By working diligently with the growers of their own vineyard sources, they were able to capture a beautiful set of fresh flavors and savory accents that define the Banshee Pinot Noir style.

Vineyard Information: As was the case with 2010, most of the sourcing was done from the Sonoma Coast AVA, where we continue to find Pinot Noir that speaks to our Burgundian sensibilities. This was the first vintage in which Banshee used declassified fruit from their own single vineyard sources at Tina Marie and Hurst Vineyards. Nearly 20 barrels worth from these two vineyards alone made it into the final blend. The addition of these special sites certainly lifted the overall sense of refinement, purity, and length in the final blend. This edition also contains fruit from a choice Sonoma Mountain source and numerous Russian River vineyards.

Tasting Notes: This elegant wine meets the eye with a medium ruby hue and offers up subtle hints of cherry and forest floor on the nose. On the palate one finds again a mix of Ranier and black cherries mountain strawberries, rosehip tea and plum. There are some savory notes following through the finish that give the wine a clean line from front to back.