TASTING NOTES: A young, vibrant Pinot Noir with an old world soul. Floral and fruit notes of violet, lavender, macerated berries like cranberry, raspberry, fraises des bois take the lead and dance with a spice note of cinnamon, cardamom and black tea. This wine has verve with a mouthwatering crispness and bright minerality balanced by supple tannin. If you close your eyes and take a sip, this wine just might whisper to you in a French accent. Yummy and incredible with food.
WINEGROWING NOTES: Aries Pinot Noir “Violet” is an evolution in style; a little bit old school, backed by decades of field/clone selection and regional knowledge, influenced by the new reality of farming in the age of climate change. The grapes were selected from four lots within RSVnapa’s organic and regeneratively farmed Carneros Vineyards. Night picked from late August through the second week of September, the grapes were gently de-stemmed and the whole berries were conveyed to open top tanks. The must was delicately cap-irrigated one time per day. After a long, cool freshness-preserving fermentation where the temperature never exceeded 71F, the must was pressed and the wine was allowed to rest before bottling. It is a pure expression of the vineyard, vintage and grape.
ABV: 13.8%