Flowers Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2023 CM10 more assertive character than typical

more assertive character than typical bourbon

The tannins are ripe and well integrated with a nice gritty texture making this a gorgeous southern style claret suitable for drinking over the next 3-5 years

and structured enough to pair with food that few lighter whites could handle

creating a more intense

and underbrush aromas

Flowers Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2023 CM10 more assertive character than typicalThe Sonoma Coast is one of the hardest places in California to ripen Pinot Noir which is exactly the point. Flowers built its name on the windswept ridges above the Pacific fog line, and this bottling draws on organically farmed sites where ocean wind and cold nights keep the fruit tight and slow to ripen. The 2023 leans savory rather than sweet: wild red and blue brambles, pine, dried herbs, black tea, a nearly feral edge. Ten months in mostly