Cartlidge & Browne, Pinot Noir, California, USA, 2021
100% Pinot Noir - 13.5% abv.
It is great to be able to show this wine from Tony Cartlidge, one of the original ‘garagiste’ winemakers of north coast California in the 80’s. This is a fruit-driven wine that is silky and smooth. An excellent introduction to Cali Pinot for those who want to try, without breaking the bank. You could also lay this down for a couple of years.
Bright cherry and rhubarb flavours, vibrant acidity, centred mouthfeel and aromatics of cherry cola and vanilla. A very food-friendly wine.
vegan
100% Pinot Noir - 13.5% abv.
It is great to be able to show this wine from Tony Cartlidge, one of the original ‘garagiste’ winemakers of north coast California in the 80’s. This is a fruit-driven wine that is silky and smooth. An excellent introduction to Cali Pinot for those who want to try, without breaking the bank. You could also lay this down for a couple of years.
Bright cherry and rhubarb flavours, vibrant acidity, centred mouthfeel and aromatics of cherry cola and vanilla. A very food-friendly wine.
vegan
100% Pinot Noir - 13.5% abv.
It is great to be able to show this wine from Tony Cartlidge, one of the original ‘garagiste’ winemakers of north coast California in the 80’s. This is a fruit-driven wine that is silky and smooth. An excellent introduction to Cali Pinot for those who want to try, without breaking the bank. You could also lay this down for a couple of years.
Bright cherry and rhubarb flavours, vibrant acidity, centred mouthfeel and aromatics of cherry cola and vanilla. A very food-friendly wine.
vegan
In 1980, the same year Ronald Reagan came to power and JR was shot in 'Dallas', with no money to buy vineyards and seeing no reason to, Tony Cartlidge started his winery in an undistinguished Napa Valley garage. Possibly the original Californian 'garagiste' he set out to source the best possible grapes to handcraft his wines in this unassuming home. Nearly 40 years later, still sourcing from vineyards as wide-ranging as Sonoma to the Sierra foothills, continuing to produce high quality wines, Cartlidge & Browne has become a byword for varietally pure Californian wines, whilst sticking to their garagiste roots of taking a different path.
Their wines are made from multiple vineyard sites all within the North Coast region, mostly Mendocino and Lake County. Yields and practices vary by site, but growers and vineyards are selected for low to moderate yields and high-quality fruit. Typical yields from the growers are 4-6 tons/acre, although a few sites are less. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and macerated using 2-3 pumpovers per day, for 2-3 weeks, and finally fermented to dryness. Wines are aged in French oak for a minimum of 10 months.