Rippon Emma's Block Pinot Noir 2021

A unique parcel within Rippon, Emma’s Block faces eastward on the lakefront where ancient clay reefs run laterally through fine schist gravels. Emma’s Block is named after the great-great-great grandmother of the current generation of the Mills family, through whom the name entered into the family.

Emma's block is a specific sheltered site that makes the most focused and long-lived wines. Vintage 2018 was the warmest year ever for Rippon, “so we started harvesting only four times in March, all of them in the past ten years, but in 2018 we started picking in mid-March, two weeks before the last record earliest. A lot of people were worrying about how clunky and square wines were, but we feel quite blessed to have wines that maintained some freshness and ‘Rippon precision'”.

Tasting Profile

Aroma:

Earthy, Herbal, Red Fruits

Palate:

Cedar, Red Cherry, Strawberry

Food Pairings:

Fish

Game

Poultry