The Boer Pinot Noir is almost always Sandler's first fruit of the vintage, and in 2016, it came in on August 26, just 6 days behind the record-setting 2015 harvest. As with each vintage of Boer Pinot, it was fermented with 100% whole clusters, no destemming, in the style of the great Chalone Pinots of the 1970s and '80s. We hope this wine will age for years, just like those old Chalones.
Wine Specs
Aging
16 months in neutral French barrels
Fermentation
100% whole cluster
Bottling Date
1-4-18, 140 cases produced