2016 Littorai Pinot Noir Platt Vineyard

This has attractive, sweetly spiced red to black cherries on the nose with a very supple and succulent, direct, juicy and attractive palate. Drinking well now.

From a site next to Occidental Vineyard, the deep ruby-colored 2016 Pinot Noir Platt Vineyard is incredibly floral, with vibrant red and blue fruits, medium body, vibrant acidity and a great finish. It’s a vibrant, punchy Pinot Noir that will benefit from short-term cellaring and keep for a decade or more. This is another estate making a distinctly vibrant, fresh style of wine that’s going to appeal to the Burgundy lovers out there. It’s an incredibly educational tasting going through all these different single vineyards from Ted Lemon and these are interesting, singular wines. As a whole, the 2015s shows slightly more oomph compared to the 2016s, yet both vintages have vibrant acidity and balanced profiles. As expected, quantities are slightly up in 2016.

The 2016 Pinot Noir Platt Vineyard is quite delicate and lifted in this vintage. Bright red cherry and floral notes, along with the wine's mid-weight structure, convey an impression of grace and finesse. The 10% whole clusters are not especially evident. Sadly, this is the last vintage of the Platt Pinot for Littorai.