2018 La Selva, Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Magnum

Our mailing list members have caught on to this little gem—an appellation Pinot Noir that out-punches its weight class. The first couple of vintages went exclusively to Michelin-starred restaurants The Progress (S.F.) and Harbor House (Mendocino), who paired the wine with their oft-foraged coastal cuisine. The 2017 bottling caused a bit of stir, scoring 95 pts. and the highest rating of the year for U.S. Pinot Noir in Wine & Spirits Magazine. The 2018 La Selva takes a barrel or two from several of our premier Anderson Valley holdings: esteemed Kiser and Abel vineyards in the cooler deep end of the valley, which contribute a black-fruited intensity to the wine, as well as Demuth Vineyard, perched high above Boonville, which provides more red fruit and a mountain-born rusticity. The resulting wine is classic Anderson Valley—a high grip Pinot showing freshly-picked black raspberries and crushed red rose. With some bottle age expect the umami to emerge—dried black fruits, forest floor, porcini, and smoky mineral.
 

AROMA: red plum, forest floor, wild blackberry

FLAVOR: black tea, fresh raspberry, white pepper

FOOD PAIRINGS: sichuan pork, agedashi tofu, chicken liver mousse