SANCHIETTI
(Pinot Noir)

Sanchietti Vineyard is one of Dan Goldfield's early favorite Pinot vineyards in the Russian River Valley, from his La Crema and Hartford Court days. Located in the heart of Green Valley on a protected south- and east-facing hillside, this older planting once went only to make sparkling wine. In the 1990s that was rectified, when its incredible potential for still wine was recognized. We were lucky enough to get a portion of the vineyard for Dutton-Goldfield with the 2002 harvest, and it has become one of our single-vineyard designate pinots beginning with that vintage. Its thin soils produce fruit of high tannin and color, exceptional intensity, dark berry flavors and exotic spice characteristics.