CIRQ 2018 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir "Merlot" The wine will spend approximately

The wine will spend approximately 18 months in barrels

and a hint of white flowers

Dosage: Brut – balanced with freshness and depth

Aged in 100-year-old Armenian oak barrels for added complexity

Slightly stony alluvial soils with little quantity of clay and silt

CIRQ 2018 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir "Merlot" The wine will spend approximately97 Points Jeb Dunnuck The 2018 Pinot Noir sports a medium ruby, plum, almost opaque hue as well as a killer bouquet of ripe black raspberries, redcurrants, roasted herbs, loamy earth, and sandalwood. Rich, almost full bodied, and beautifully textured, with silky, polished tannins, this is another rock star of a Pinot Noir from Michael Browne that will deliver the goods over the coming 7 8 years, probably longer, although I have no idea why you would