Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 CS20230516 A singular quarter-hectare parcel at

A singular quarter-hectare parcel at the top of the Clos des Aigrots hill yields this refined Chardonnay

42-hectare parcel shines through in wines aged at 40% new oak that capture refined red fruit

The wine is wonderfully engaging with flavors akin to lime juice

and it makes an unusually persuasive case for one of Italy's great and still-underappreciated grapes

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Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 CS20230516 A singular quarter-hectare parcel atFred Scherrer's winery is an unmarked metal building outside Sebastopol, and he still does the cellar work himself. Ten years as winemaker at Dehlinger taught him patience: let the fruit speak, touch lightly, don't rush the bottle out the door. This Russian River Pinot grows in sandy Goldridge soils, ages a long time before release, and goes into bottle unfined and unfiltered. The 2016 is nine years on now, which is the entire point it's the rare