Lioco - Pinot Noir 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	Lioco
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Mendocino County
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2022
Sku	105530
Size	750ml
ABV	13.00%

Lioco Description

Pat

AROMA
Bing cherry, rose petal, iron
FLAVOR
black raspberry, dried tobacco, lilac
FOOD PAIRINGS
chicken liver mousse, wild mushroom tartine, venison burger
VINIFICATION
Fruit was hand-harvested in early-Sept. and vigorously sorted.
All lots were fermented in open top tanks with 10% whole clusters.
Regular cap management was performed over a two-week primary
fermentation. Aged for 8-months in a mix of neutral French oak and
stainless steel barrels.
SITE
A selection of premier Mendocino County vineyards from Potter
Valley, sweeping west through the Yorkville Highlands, Anderson
Valley, and out to Comptche on the far coastal Mendocino coast.
These sites were selected with an emphasis on dry-farming, older
vines, and sustainable viticulture. Pinot Noir clones 115, 667, 777,
2A,, Pommard clone, and Martini play a part in the blend. The goal
was to capture the unique character of this region defined by the
proximate Pacific Ocean, coastal redwoods, and river valleys.
NOTES
Vintage 2022 gave us another extreme drought year with a warm,
dry winter producing early budbreak. The vines responded to the
stress by putting out a tiny fruit set. Vintners who love small yields
and the concentrated wines that follow, rejoiced. Growers who get
paid on tonnage, groaned. And so it went. The growing conditions
were perfect until the Labor Day Weekend "Heat Dome" which
brought Phoenix-like temps to all of California. We started picking
as early as we could to get the fruit out of the sun. The growers that
had some water to combat the heat, faired best. Those who didn't
ended up dropping a lot of sun burned fruit onto the ground.
More triage was done in the winery to ensure that only healthy
clusters were used. Once again, we were surprised by the pure
flavors draining out of the fermenters a few weeks later. Seems
these California vines are inoculated against extreme weather
events--especially the more mature vineyards in the Potter Valley.
The 2022 Mendo Pinot is a wide aperture view of the county--
with fruit from four disparate AVAs: Potter Valley, Yorkville Highlands,
Anderson Valley, and Comptche. It shows the typicity of this diverse
region which reads like a love letter to Mendocino County stained
with brambly coastal berries, pine resin, and blue florals.