2016 Toulouse Vineyard Pinot Noir

The Toulouse Vineyard is located in the heart of Anderson Valley along Highway 128, just 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean and two hours north of the Golden Gate Bridge. The climate and weather patterns in this region are ideal for Pinot Noir, creating the perfect sugar/acid balance in the grapes. This vineyard is an important touchstone for MacPhail Wines, as it's one of the first vineyards we sourced from, beginning with the 2002 vintage.

90 Points - Wine Advocate

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"The Toulouse Vineyard represents the coolest climate Pinot Noir we get for MacPhail - just past Philo and literally up against the Pacific Ocean. The wine is brooding and full of energy with elegant but firm tannins and floral aromatics that strike me as a pretty. Fleshy and full-bodied, this is a well-structured wine with distinctive acidity that supports beautiful black and red cherries with classic Anderson Valley notes of earthy spice." Matt Courtney, Winemaker

WINEMAKING

Pinot Noir grapes were hand-picked and hand-sorted in the field and at the winery
20% Whole cluster & 80% De-stemmed for 5 day pre-fermentation cold maceration
Aged 11 months sur lie in French Oak, 33% new
Bottled unfined and unfiltered, August 2016

CLONES

Pommard, 777, 115, & 667

PRODUCTION

555 cases produced