keyed up

In this drop, we are going back to a grape that we featured in our very first GESTALT drop three years ago, Pinot Noir. As is our practice, we appellate the wine California, but the vineyard that produced this wine actually sits within two prestigious Pinot Noir appellations - Russian River and Sonoma Coast. 

The vintage for this drop, Keyed Up, is 2024. As a growing season, it lined up beautifully for Pinot Noir. A wet winter to fill the soil profile and provide lots of energy for a full leaf canopy, followed by some mid-season heat to signal to the vines that it was time to start ripening, followed by a very moderate late season and harvest with no extreme weather to compromise fruit quality. The result is a wine with a really well developed fruit profile, plenty of cherries and raspberries, good ripeness and balanced acidity. Russian River is generally known for its pretty fruit, and Sonoma Coast is regarded for its freshness, so it is no surprise that this wine has both!