100% Pinot Noir. This is the only block blend that Neely makes! One barrel each of Upper Picnic, Picnic, and Hidden Blocks. Fermented in stainless steel; aged 10 months in 25% new French oak. 12.7% alcohol. 75 cases made. Set across 240 acres with just 16 acres planted close to the town of Portola Valley, the Neely family has owned this place since 1995, their Spring Ridge Vineyard originally planted in 1980 by the Varner brothers to Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer.
93 points, Wine Enthusiast. "Delicate raspberry, pomegranate and red flower aromas meet with hints of herb and wood on the nose of this bottling. The palate is layered in thin but firm tannins that will unleash waves of flavor to come, but already sporting orange peel, cranberry and earth. Drink now-2037."
