Illahe Estate Pinot Noir 2023 (750ml) Manzanilla melon and apricot are refreshing

melon and apricot are refreshing on the palate

Freshly cut flowers

Enjoyable and confident and overall one of the Fronsacs that is tasting great

the wine was drained without pressing and aged in 35% new French oak barrels for 16 months

Illahe Estate Pinot Noir 2023 (750ml) Manzanilla melon and apricot are refreshingWinemakers Notes 2023 in the vineyard, we started out with warm weather beginning almost exactly in June. The summer, without any long heat spikes, was still one of the warmest average summers in years with very little rain. When harvest came around, we did get a few days of rain, but luckily we had enough stored sun to be able to pick a little before and a little after and still receive beautiful grapes. We hand craft all of our pinot noirs,