Purple Hands Dundee Hills Pinot Noir Latchkey Vineyard 2023 071126OFFER drinkable Loire Cab Franc done

drinkable Loire Cab Franc done right

fermented in stainless steel to preserve freshness and aged extensively on the lees for depth

but with a surprising sweetness of vanilla

given considerably more time in wood and cellar than the Crianza

small open-top fermenters

Purple Hands Dundee Hills Pinot Noir Latchkey Vineyard 2023 071126OFFER drinkable Loire Cab Franc donePurple Hands is Cody Wright's own thing launched in 2005 after a teenage apprenticeship at his father Ken Wright's Carlton winery and the Latchkey bottling is a single vineyard window into the Dundee Hills' deep red Jory volcanic soils. The site sits at 500 feet on a southeast aspect, 13 acres of mostly Pommard clone Pinot Noir farmed for depth and complexity rather than power. The 2023 shows bright red and dark fruit with floral lift and savory