Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 Wine Seminar this cuvée is vinified in

this cuvée is vinified in oak and aged extensively on the lees for complexity

then set out to do the same thing with grapes nobody expected

and meticulous pruning

Chardonnay sourced entirely from the family's choice parcels in Vertus

up in the elevated reaches of Mendocino's Potter Valley

Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 Wine Seminar this cuvée is vinified inFred Scherrer's winery is an unmarked metal building outside Sebastopol, and he still does the cellar work himself. Ten years as winemaker at Dehlinger taught him patience: let the fruit speak, touch lightly, don't rush the bottle out the door. This Russian River Pinot grows in sandy Goldridge soils, ages a long time before release, and goes into bottle unfined and unfiltered. The 2016 is nine years on now, which is the entire point it's the rare