Pinot Noir red wines from California do not get any better than this Balletto Pinot Noir 2006. This is due to the fact that Balletto is a grape grower recognized for top quality. The grapes for this Pinot Noir vintage come from the Laguna Oaks Vineyards & Winery in Sonoma's Russian River Valley. As grape growers first, Balletto strongly feels that with good grapes comes good wine and for this vintage the best grapes were used. With a beautiful ruby red color, aromas are of black cherry, toasty oak, cranberry, vanilla and incense. The flavors are spicy cherry, blueberry, vanilla and cream cola. This red wine is medium bodied with a bright cherry entry and long lingering flavors of cherry vanilla and oak.

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Balletto Vineyards is located in the Russian River Valley AVA. John Balletto owns 100 acres of Chardonnay, 60 acres of Pinot Noir, and 5 acres of Pinot Gris on his family�s 280 acre home estate. In addition to this property, Mr. Balletto owns 3 other vineyards in the Russian River Valley AVA. He sells most of these grapes to other wineries, but produces a small amount of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Zinfandel. Balletto handcrafted his first vintage in 2001. The winery opened a beautiful tasting room in early 2006. In addition to tasting Balletto�s wines at this facility, visitors can also sample vintages from Dutton Goldfield, another family-owned winery.

RATINGS: 90 Points - Just Wine Points - A culmination of all points received divided in a formula.

Balletto Pinot Noir 2006 Information:
Harvest Date: September 26 to October 16, 2006
Brix at Harvest: 23.0 to 25.2
Soil: Three different soil types on which grapes are grown. They are Wright Loam Shallow, Wichita Clay Loam and Blucher fine Sandy Loam.
Other Information: Grapes are picked and sorted by hand. Aged 9 months in 100% French oak barrels.
Total cases handcrafted: 3,178

This wine has a beautiful ruby red color. Aromas are of black cherry, toasty oak, cranberry, vanilla and incense. The flavors are spicy cherry, blueberry, vanilla and cream cola. This wine is medium bodied with a bright cherry entry and long lingering flavors of cherry vanilla and oak.