Walter Hansel Russian River Valley Estate Pinot Noir 2019 COTES DE PROVENCE Robert Mondavi led a renaissance

Robert Mondavi led a renaissance in California fine wine for over six decades

though optimistic tourists have assumed as much from the lions toasting on his spurious family crest

Nose : complex

Is crisp and clean with hints of citrus

with 50-year-old vines in granite-inflected soils of clay-limestone

Walter Hansel Russian River Valley Estate Pinot Noir 2019 COTES DE PROVENCE Robert Mondavi led a renaissanceThe 2019 Pinot Noir The Estate Vineyard is bright, aromatic and wonderfully translucent. Always a great introduction to these wines, the Estate in 2019 is especially perfumed and nuanced. Crushed rose petal, mint and sweet red berry fruit are all finely cut. The 2019 is a bit more restrained than in most vintages, but the Russian River has so much natural exuberance, so that contrast works so well here.