2024 Six Cloves Alder Springs Pinot Noir [WE94]

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2024 Six Cloves Alder Springs Pinot Noir [WE94]Producer: Six Cloves Region: Mendocino, California Varietal: Pinot Noir Year: 2024 Winemaker Notes: "This unusual Pinot Noir clone of 459 was sourced from Alder Springs Vineyard in Laytonville, Mendocino County, whose vineyard sits at a high elevation of between 1700 to 2700 feet on the isolated 6,000 acre property. Grapes were brought in on September 6th and fermented with 50% whole clusters, aged for 10 months. The wine has complex aromas of cedar

impeccably balanced and complex finish

blueberries and tangerine with touches of lilac and underbrush

Dark and fully concentrated

"Excellent clarity of fruit here with lemon and orange zest

Maturity is only just beginning

Nose: "Toasted oak complemented by dried fruit and caramelized sugar"

sweet spices add depth as does a mineral element that emerges as this winds down gracefully on the finish

It was aged more than three years—way over the minimum for a non-vintage Champagne

stone and sweet tobacco

showing dried herbs

this pale ruby rosé offers the zesty fruit character that rosé lovers demand alongside an intensity and structure craved by red wine drinkers

The mouthfeel exhibits a rich creamy sur lie character from barrel age that gives way to a lingering finish