2014 Pinot Noir Bondi Home Ranch 750 ml
Appellation
Green Valley
The 2014 Bondi Home Ranch Pinot Noir has an earthy nose with mint, leather, black mushrooms, and blue fruits. Lush notes of raspberry and pomegranate fill your palate, and the finish is long and velvety.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2014
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Green Valley
Vineyard Designation
Bondi Home Ranch
Alcohol %
15.6
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
The Bondi Home Ranch sits at the southernmost tip of the Russian River Valley in the Green Valley AVA in Sebastopol. The Bondi vineyard is planted with eastern exposure, which promotes even ripening with all-day sun. The cool breeze from the sea rises in the late afternoon, skimming along the distant bank of fog, relieving the vines from the afternoon heat and enhancing slower ripening. The clones are 115, 777, 667, 828, 943 and Calera.
Winemaker Notes
The growing year in 2014 was the third dry year in a row and was full of unforeseen challenges provided by Mother Nature. You would think the ongoing drought, excessive heat from March through June, and hail in early April would have brought down the quality of this vintage. Thankfully this was not the case! Even though the harvest was very early, the small berry sizes and healthy yields have produced very well balanced wines; they are not over-bearing in tannin or structure and are a pleasure to drink.
