Joseph Phelps Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir Freestone Vineyards 2022 event-sold-out The majority of the grapes

The majority of the grapes that go in to this bottling are from very old vines

Aged 16 months in barrels (30% new)

meaning the barrels are kept topped up so the wine never goes under flor

a long rest on the lees — but almost nobody outside France has caught on

generous -- and this is the second wine of Gruaud Larose

Joseph Phelps Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir Freestone Vineyards 2022 event-sold-out The majority of the grapesIn the late 1990s, when few dared plant Pinot in Freestone, Joseph Phelps pioneered the true Sonoma Coast movement. The 2022 from organically tended estate vineyards ferments with 10% whole clusters and rests in 35% new oak, emerging with red cherry, pipe tobacco, mushroom, and dark spice. Medium bodied, supple, and juicya wine that opens doors to discovery.