Le Rocher des Violettes Montlouis Petillant Originel, Loire, France 2019 Ramirez de la Piscina The West Sonoma Coast Pinot

The West Sonoma Coast Pinot is a blend of 13 clones from the Estate and the nearby Richardson vineyard

linden flower

Already incredible to drink

This is a richly structured yet still supple Burgundian Pinot Noir with plenty of aging potential in its bones

Le Rocher des Violettes Montlouis Petillant Originel, Loire, France 2019 Ramirez de la Piscina The West Sonoma Coast PinotA mid gold hue, with abundant pastry notes, honeysuckle, orange balm and oatmeal accents, pointing toward a fuller weighted, very ripe and ambitious Mountlouis fizz. A warm year. This is a commune that has strutted past Vouvray on the opposite side of the Loire, and is today responsible for a good swag of the most exciting white wine producers in the region, if not the world. The wine finishes textural and bright, marked by chenin's lanolin, tarte