Anthill Farms - North Coast Pinot Noir NV (750ml)

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Producer	Anthill Farms
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	North Coast
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Sku	30939
Size	750ml

Moderately saturated ruby color leads into aromas of red cherry, black plum, apple skin and cinnamon. Light in body with refined tannins and acid that keep this gulpable blend balanced and inviting. This mid-weight, gracious Pinot Noir delivers insane quality for the money.

The three of us crossed paths while working at Williams-Selyem in 2003 after a few years as cellar rats in California, Oregon, and Virginia. We started Anthill Farms in 2004, making eight-and-a-half barrels of wine our first year.

Today, we make eight single-vineyard Pinots and two appellation wines every year; depending on the vintage, we’ll also produce two or three Syrahs and a Chardonnay. We release the Sonoma County Pinot Noirs and Chardonnay to our mailing list members in spring; fall sees the Mendocino County and Syrah offering. Outside of our mailing list, a small amount of wine is released every year to restaurants and wine shops.

Located a few miles from the Pacific Ocean, this vineyard sits near the tiny town of Annapolis, and is farmed by Steve Campbell. At approximately 750 feet above sea level, it sits right at the boundary of the marine layer, ensuring that the cool, coastal climate delays ripening well beyond the warmer vineyards to the east. The two-decade-old vines grow on sandy, low-vigor Goldridge soil, which helps reduce yields to near two tons per acre.

A non-vintage blend of top wines from Sonoma Coast, Anderson Valley, and a bit of Comptche (Mendocino County) fruit.

"The NV Pinot Noir North Coast is a very pretty, high-toned wine laced with pretty floral, cinnamon and crushed red berry notes. This mid-weight, gracious Pinot Noir delivers insane quality for the money. A blend of sites in Anderson Valley and Sonoma in vintages 2017 and 2018 works so well here. And the price? Ridiculous." - Antonio Galloni, vinous.com