2013 Rice-Spivak Vineyard Pinot Noir
Appellation: Sonoma Coast AVA
By: Claypool Cellars
In: Sebastopol, CA
Winestyr Review
Rice-Spivak Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir beautiful ripe plum, cardamom and five spice aromas with a earthy dark richness lead to a pleasingly expressive red fruit flavor, mouth filling tannins, juicy acidity and an elegant complex finish. 150 cases produced
What We Love
- Tremendous single vineyard
- Acclaimed winemaking team
- Perfect drinking window
This is yet another brilliant single-vineyard effort from Claypool Cellars.
Experience
Claypool Cellars is the creation and vision of legendary musician and artist Les Claypool (of Primus fame) and his wife Chaney. Don't let this celebrity-turned-vintner story fool you though, because unlike other versions of this story, Les and Chaney take this endeavor very seriously and the wines are truly stunning. They have enlisted the rock star winemaking team of Ross Cobb (Flowers, Cobb) and Katy Wilson (Flowers, LaRue) and source fruit from some of the best vineyards in Sonoma County to make some very serious Pinot Noirs for true connoisseurs of the variety.
Winery
Claypool Cellars is the creation and vision of legendary musician and artist Les Claypool (of Primus fame) and his wife Chaney. Don't let this celebrity-turned-vintner story fool you though, because unlike other versions of this story, Les and Chaney take this endeavor very seriously and the wines are truly stunning. They have enlisted the rock star winemaking team of Ross Cobb (Flowers, Cobb) and Katy Wilson (Flowers, LaRue) and source fruit from some of the best vineyards in Sonoma County to make some very serious Pinot Noirs for true connoisseurs of the variety.
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