Waypoint Pinot Noir
Starscape Vineyard | Middle Reach | Russian River
Winemakers: Philippe Melka, Joe Shebl, Matt Sands and Maayan Koschitzky
Starscape Vineyard | Middle Reach | Russian River
Winemakers: Philippe Melka, Joe Shebl, Matt Sands and Maayan Koschitzky
Starscape Vineyard | Middle Reach | Russian River
Winemakers: Philippe Melka, Joe Shebl, Matt Sands and Maayan Koschitzky
Tasting Notes:
A stunning vineyard site in the Middle Reach of the Russian River Valley. At first, the color of the wine is strikingly deep, but not black nor purple. It is a dense saturated crimson red. The nose is totally profound with a complex bouquet of deep red fruits like strawberry, cranberry, with flecks of black cherry, red currants, herbs, light earthiness, and spices. In the mouth, the wine is medium to medium-full bodied, with a fine elegant texture, spices, oak vanilla, and red and black plums, and cherry pie flavors. The finish is elegant, not at all overblown, but long, crisply fresh and grippy with smooth tannins.
Other Notes:
Varietal | 100% Pinot Noir
Clones | 115, 667
AVA | Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California Starscape Vineyard, blocks 5 & 6
Fermentation | 100% Stainless for 12 days
AGEING | 12 months in 50% new French Oak
About Waypoint
An exercise in sourcing fruit from famous plots, Waypoint lets us dig deep to find fruit from unique places and have a little fun with. It starts with fantastic vineyards and folks who farm them sustainably. There are important decisions that follow, but ultimately, it’s about letting the wines speak for themselves and listening to the historic terroir. Single-vineyard wines need to stand on their own merit. Waypoint harnesses that belief lets the vineyard and corresponding wine do all the talking.
