Brick & Mortar Napa Valley Pinot Noir Cougar Rock Vineyard 2019 ALTCALI revealing flavors of ripe apple

revealing flavors of ripe apple

Purchased fruit is used to make this attractively priced

Slowly aged for five years in French ex-Cognac barrels

and finishes with a mineral snap

From a 2 hectare plot planted in 1987

Brick & Mortar Napa Valley Pinot Noir Cougar Rock Vineyard 2019 ALTCALI revealing flavors of ripe appleFrom the producer: Cougar Rock Vineyard was the site for our inaugural wines in 2011, with the name stemming from the first sight of the craggy rock feature at the highest point of the estate by Piero Antinori in 1966. Nestled from 1450 to 1800 feet above sea level, the vineyard lies due east of Yountville, high up in the Vaca Mountain Range of the eastern hills in Napa Valley. Within the range rests Foss Valley the original throughway from the coast