La Crema Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2022 vs Marsannay En Combereau, Edouard Delaunay 2020
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| Availability | Out of stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | — | £35.50 |
| Current stockists | — | 1 merchant |
| Producer | La Crema | Edouard Delaunay |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir |
| Region | Sonoma | — |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy | No current tracked offers |
La Crema Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2022
La Crema Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2021 is a sophisticated expression of cool-climate Pinot Noir from the Sonoma Coast AVA, renowned for its coastal breezes, foggy mornings, and well-draining soils. This wine captures the elegance, depth, and refined structure that Pinot Noir is celebrated for. Meet the producer La Crema, founded in 1979, specialises in cool-climate vineyards across California. Family-owned and operated, the winery focuses on handcrafting wines that showcase the distinctive character of each appellation. Vineyard and vintage The Sonoma Coast vineyards benefit from a maritime influence that moderates summer temperatures, allowing grapes to ripen slowly and develop complex aromatics. The 2021 vintage saw a dry winter followed by a mild spring and warm summer, producing fruit with intense flavour and bright acidity. Winemaking Grapes are hand-picked, gently de-stemmed, and cold-soaked for several days before fermentation in small open-top tanks. The wine is aged 8–9 months in French oak barrels (33% new) to integrate texture, structure, and subtle oak nuances, with careful blending prior to bottling. Tasting notes The nose reveals aromas of black cherry, raspberry, and earthy spice. On the palate, flavours of ripe cherry, boysenberry, and subtle hints of cola and cinnamon unfold, supported by fine tannins and balanced acidity. The finish is elegant, lingering, and refined. Wine specifications Appellation: Sonoma Coast Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir Oak: 100% French oak, 33% new
Marsannay En Combereau, Edouard Delaunay 2020
Laurent set about to catapult these wines into the stratosphere and after sweeping up at the IWC 2020 awards for their incredible 2019s, one could argue, they may have reached space itself! They were in fact the biggest winner at the awards, picking up 8 trophies, Red Winemaker of the Year (for the wonderful Christophe Briotet), as well as 15 gold, 30 silver and 7 bronze medals. It is with great pleasure therefore that we can offer these brilliant wines. Every cuvée is treated individually, without a set formula for quantity of new oak, or amount of whole bunches used, which allows each wine to offer a true and deeply satisfying expression of the individual terroirs and vintage. What we have is absolutely everything we love about Burgundy. A real sense of place. "From a single calcareous clay rich vineyard just south of the village but quite high on the slope and on the same level as Fixin. Aged in one and two year barrels previously housing the estate’s Hospices de Beaune wines. Lightly medicinal, smoky aromas, like an 17th Century apothecary might smell, and also raspberry and blackcurrant leaf. There is a touch of sour cherry alongside the earthy red berry fruits on the palate and some nice sinews, provided by lapsang tea tannins, leading to a salted liquorice finish. I’m always a fan of this wine which punches well above its weight and offers genuine interest rather than generic Pinot character." Tom Harrow, Wine Guru
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