La Crema Pinot Noir Fog Veil 2018

Russian River Valley, California

Jeb Dunnuck 91 points!

La Crema Pinot Noir Fog Veil is a beautiful single-vineyard wine from a Sonoma-based winery that has pioneered cool-climate artisan winemaking. La Crema has explored California’s finest coastal growing regions where cooling ocean wind and fog allow the grapes to ripen slowly on the vine, developing complex aromas and flavors. The winery’s quest has ranged north into the rugged hills of Mendocino and south along the wind-swept slopes of Los Carneros. The grapes were sourced from our vineyards situated in the Santa Rosa Plain neighborhood of the Russian River Valley AVA. This neighborhood is slightly warmer than the westerly areas of the Russian River Valley. Daily fog moderates the summer heat and shallow Huichica loam soils encourage concentrated Pinot clusters on the vine. The wine was aged for 15 months in 100% French oak, 35% new.

“Aromas of BLACK CHERRY, raspberry, and toasted baking spice are followed by fl­avors of black plum, POMEGRANATE, and sassafras. On the palate, fine tannins are balanced by a core of JUICY acidity.” JENNIFER WALSH, WINEMAKER

“Lots of ripe black cherries, roasted herbs, earth, and spice notes emerge from the 2018 Pinot Noir Fog Veil, a medium-bodied, nicely textured, balanced Pinot Noir that has a spicy, herbal, earthy edge.”-Jeb Dunnuck, 91 points!

Enjoy La Crema Pinot Noir Fog Veil with roast pork, grilled salmon, veal Milanese and aged cheeses.