Scherrer Winery Platt Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, USA 2013 Silvaner clay and limestone soils

clay and limestone soils

valley floor microclimate lends itself to the Bordeaux varietals grown here

On the palate it’s robust yet refined

stubbornly believing it to be “an American jewel

The tannins are sweet

Scherrer Winery Platt Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, USA 2013 Silvaner clay and limestone soilsPlatt Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013 (Sonoma Coast) is one of Fred Scherrers most refined and age worthy single vineyard Pinot Noirs, showing his signature restrained, old school California style. Sourced from the cool, windswept Platt Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast, the 2013 vintage delivers lifted aromatics of red cherry, cranberry, rose petal, and orange peel, layered with deeper tones of black tea, forest floor, and subtle spice. The palate is silky but