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2016 Croix Estate La Cinghiale

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RATINGS

93Jeb Dunnuck

This ripe, black-fruited, sexy, peppery beauty has loads of fruit, full body, no hard edges, and a great finish.

92The Wine Advocate

...loads of dark fruits—blueberry, boysenberry and black cherry fruit preserves with notes of tapenade, baker’s chocolate, bacon fat, pepper and floral perfume. Full-bodied, it offers ripe fruit layers accented by savory notions, framed by ripe, grainy tannins and great freshness to lift the long, just slightly warm, finish.

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REGION

United States, California, Sonoma, Russian River Valley

Russian River Valley AVA is named for the river that meanders from Mendocino County in the north until it finally runs into the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco. The AVA is cool thanks to its proximity to the northern California coast and the river, and grape growers must learn to deal with regular fog. Nevertheless in recent decades the AVA has become one of the best in the state, meaning that its wines often earn excellent reviews and have considerable cachet. The AVA status was awarded in 1983 and today the appellation has 15,000 vineyard acres. Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape though Pinot Noir has also been very successful in recent decades. Russian River Valley Pinot Noir are known for being rich, lush and filled with concentrated fruit and berry flavors. Russian River Pinot Noirs are today considered some of the best domestic Pinot Noirs.

VINTAGE

2016 Croix Estate La Cinghiale