Night-harvested by hand in 2 passes between 9/9 and 9/16, hand-sorted, fully destemmed, no crushing. Fermented after a 7-day cold soak in 5-8-days in open-top bins. Daily punch-downs occurred with as many as four at the peak of fermentation. No racking prior to bottling unfined and unfiltered.

Vines are tended to a meager yield each year due to clonal selection, inter-vine competition, and aggressive vine-by-vine farming management. What arrives in the glass is a full-throttle expression of mountain-side, Heritage-selection Pinot Noir flavors—a tendency toward black fruit, accented by streaks of forest floor, clove spice, and white flowers. It provides both depth and intensity, framed by a structure built to evolve for years in the cellar. A no-holds-barred Pinot Noir.

The 2017 Wightman Pinot Noir strikes a beautiful balance between hillside exuberance and valley floor elegance. Strawberry-rhubarb notes build into black cherry, blood orange, and accents of bakers cocoa. The fruit is framed by the highly present, but suave tannins that mark the vintage, while a bright natural acidity carries the long finish.