Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Paul Hobbs
Label Name:
 
Russian Pinot Noir Lindsay
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
United States
Region:
 
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
Pinot Noir
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
3
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
14-16°C

Awards/Ratings
Major scores for 2018: Jeb Dunnuck 99; Wine Advocate/Robert Parker 95–97 (various cuvées); Wine Spectator 94; James Suckling 94–97; Vinous 93–94

Tasting Note
Perfumed Russian River Pinot with cranberry, raspberry, black tea and dried violet aromas; flavors of Damson plum, cola and baking spice, framed by silky tannins, bright acidity and a very long, elegant finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, mushroom risotto, rosemary-rubbed lamb, pork tenderloin. Asian: miso-glazed salmon, Peking duck, teriyaki beef, shiitake mushroom ramen.

Production Method
Hand-harvested; small open-top fermentations with indigenous yeasts; ~14% whole-cluster; cold soak and extended maceration; aged ~15 months in French oak (≈53% new); bottled unfined/unfiltered.

Vineyard Info
Katherine Lindsay Estate (acquired 1998) is Paul Hobbs’ Sebastopol estate on Laguna Ridge — ~13 acres planted to multiple Pinot clones; flagship site for his terroir-driven Russian River Pinot Noir.