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In the glass, the Wiley Pinot Noir displays a warm ruby red robe. Aromatically, the heady, deeper spectrum is evident: earth, figs, pine needles, hard candy, peat and forest floor. The attack is lush and round with a burst of baked red cherry moving into a midpalate of spice box, crème brulee and the darker fruits. Good intensity on the finish, with some youthful, gently ruffled tannins.

Bottle Production

• 750 ml (Standard Bottle): 221

Vintage Notes

A mere ten miles from the Pacific Ocean, the Wiley Vineyard is one of the westernmost Anderson Valley vineyards. This chilly area, known locally as the “Deep End”, Is often the last Pinot Noir vineyard harvested in the Anderson Valley. Surrounded by coastal redwood groves, and on a southwestern facing slope, these vines have had ample time to sink their roots deep into a soil of fractured sandstone and dense loam. Intregal to this wine is the 25-year-old Pommard block, which separates this vineyard from many of those more recently planted, both in aromatic complexity and in depth.

Fermentation Notes

Yeast: Assmanhausen, BGY, GRE and Native. Clones: Pommard and 777. Coopers: Fr. Freres, Damy, Billon, Mercurey, Remond, 25% new.

Technical Details

• Time in Barrels: 10 months
• % New Oak: 25.0%
• Total Acidity: 6.1
• Harvest Brix: 23.5
• Wine pH: 3.59