Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Senses |
Label Name: | Mcm88 Pinot Noir |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Russian River Valley, Sonoma County (Perry Ranch, formerly Keefer Ranch). |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 15-17°C |
Awards/Ratings
Notable scores: Jeb Dunnuck ~95-96 pts; Wine Enthusiast 95; James Suckling 94; Lisa Perrotti-Brown / The Wine Independent 96–97
Tasting Note
Perfumed red-fruit core of cherry, black raspberry and kirsch with violets and lavender, underpinned by black tea, forest floor, savory herbs and a long, satiny finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, lamb, pork belly, mushroom risotto, aged cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, miso-glazed salmon or black cod, shiitake mushroom ramen, Korean bulgogi.
Production Method
Fermented in open-top fermenters with partial whole-berry (some sources note destemmed); matured ~10 months in French oak (≈35% new).
Vineyard Info
Senses is a passion project of three friends (Max, Chris, Myles) with Thomas Rivers Brown as winemaker; fruit for MCM88 comes from Perry Ranch (formerly Keefer/Keefer Ranch) in the Green Valley sub-AVA.