Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 CS20230516 42-hectare parcel shines through in

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

The Gravenstein cider was aged sur lie in older American oak barrels for 6 months before being racked

1% alcohol despite its richness and density—a portrait of cool-climate mountain fruit

Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 CS20230516 42-hectare parcel shines through inFred 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