Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard, Littorai 2023

Smells of flowers and a hint of struck flint and berries. Crushed-stone tannins grasp a core of faintly salty raspberry and pomegranate. Pomegranate pith and earth mix with flowers and dried herbs, as a stony rumble lingers through the finish. Great acidity at work here. This wine is much more open in its youth than the typical Hirsch bottling.

The 2023 Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard is a youthful red color and is incredibly expressive in its wild aromatics, which are so characteristic of the vintage. With notes of wild red flowers, grapefruit, and a fantastic, dusty earth expression, it reveals finely coiled tannins and a Nebbiolo-like texture on the palate, and it’s only going to improve with time.

Grapes for the 2023 Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard were picked from October 6 to 7. It opens slowly on the nose to reveal pomegranate, raspberry, bergamot, forest floor and botanical aromas. The medium-bodied palate is silky and vibrant with concentrated, perfumed flavors and a very long, latent finish. It will benefit from several years in the cellar.

A bold, structured wine from the winery estate property that builds on moderate, muscular tannins and great, deep fruit flavors. Rather tight at this early stage in red and black cherries with accents of spearmint, black tea and cloves.