2021 LeNez pinot noir
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LeNez is made to be our most approachable pinot noir, but don't let that fool you. Our small 15.5 acre vineyard produces nothing but excellent fruit, so even our most affordable wines are exceptional quality, and tasting room guests are often surprised to find how much they like every wine on the flight. Even the most affordable!
The 2021 LeNez is one of our best vintages for this wine, with a full body and succulent dark-fruited flavors. This wine is usually a blend of all five clones, but in 2021 we used all the Dijon 777 elsewhere, and went heavy on the Pommard to give this a bolder, darker profile. It is comprised of 65% Pommard, 15% Dijon 667, 10% Dijon 114, and 10% Dijon 115.
The 2021 vintage was long and hot, with a larger than average fruit set that paired beautifully with the lengthy ripening season. Our 2021 pinots are bold and fruit-forward, but even young, they show excellent balance with tannic structure and acidity on the finish courtesy of the longer than usual hang time. In such a good vintage we made a higher percent of our single clone wines, which means correspondingly less LeNez. Snap up a few bottles while you can.
