2021 Boheme "West Pole" Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE Twenty nine Pinot Noir barrels from the Bohme single vineyard program were selected for the 2018 vintage of West Pole Pinot Noir. Each component was estate grown (including six Pinot Noir selections averaging 30% whole cluster fermentation) and aged 22 months in 10% new French Oak barrels. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Driving the backroads of the southern Sonoma Coast, Beitler has his trio of leased vineyards, all windy and poor soiled (both

Wines that are distinct and intriguing with depth and breadth are not made

ABOUT THE WINESourced from vineyards planted on Portlandian soils—typically found on the higher slopes surrounding Chablis—this 100% Chardonnay expresses a more immediate

and makes for a round and supple version of Muscadet with tremendous minerality and capacity for aging

The wine ages for 18 months

and that’s in a good year on the perpetually rugged coast

” In the 40+ years that have passed since Helmut began his work some things have changed and shifted

these hills are the only connection between the composition of a rich

Alcoholic fermentation starts naturally in a stainless still tank

The overlying soil is calcareous brown earth with varying proportions of coarse material

Fermentation occurs in fût de chêne

But the truly great intuition came in 1999

there is not only an exhange of oak to the wine