2021 Flanerie Vineyard Pinot Noir Review

I looked around my cellar the other day and realized I needed to spend some time organizing again. I never thought a wine cellar would require so much upkeep, but it does. Bottles move around, and you change your mind about what bottles should be hard to get to, and so forth. I am also aware that this is very much a privilege problem, and I consider myself immensely grateful to be where I am in life. I don't open many bottles from Hazelfern because the wines Bryan and Laura produce are not just wines; they are part of a story in my wine journey. The 2021 Flanerie Vineyard Pinot Noir from Hazelfern is solid as all get out. I enjoyed it immensely, and when I looked up Bryan's note on this wine, his words felt more appropriate: "The vineyard was planted in 2003 on ancient Willakenzie soils (marine sedimentary), and the coarser grain, sandy soils lend themselves to wines with age-worthy structure and complexity. I decided to lean in to the rusticity of the site by fermenting a portion of the grapes as 100% whole cluster with all the woody stems included in the ferment. The rest of the fruit was destemmed and fermented in our typical style, and the final wine was a blend of those two ferments with 35% of the wine coming from the whole cluster ferment. The resulting wine is very interesting and unique – I could smell it all day long. The color is very delicate, but the wine has plenty of liveliness, spice, and minerality on the palate with a very gratifying finish. She’s a beauty, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we have!" 👇 👇 👇 👇 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 Would you like to get a Saturday morning email once a month to read with your coffee giving you insider tips on events, news, and an in-depth perspective on a winery? Take about 6.7 seconds to sign up for my monthly newsletter. Link in Bio 🥂 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷