2023 Brick & Mortar Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

100% sustainably grown Pinot Noir (clones 115, 667, and 777) from a single vineyard in Carneros. Aged in 10% new French oak for 8 months. Brick & Mortar is really a California sparkling house, meaning they grow a lot of cool-climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.  When Pinot gets a bit too ripe for fizz, it’s perfect for elegant, pure, juicy still wines like this one. Crunchy red berry and black cherry fruit get drive from zesty acids and volume from barrel aging and 13.5% alcohol. Finishes fine and firm but easy, with tailing earthy, brambly, raspberry fruit. This wine is for you if you enjoy the flavors of California Pinot but want something less fruity than, say, most Russian River wines; you’re looking for some herbal complexity; “subtle” describes your Pinot preference tonight.