TR Elliott Pinot Noirs are hand-crafted using traditional winemaking techniques, thus allowing the character of the fruit to express itself.

The grapes, picked early in the morning to assure perfect temperature, are hand sorted before being transferred into small, open-top fermenting vats for a “cold soak” to enhance the colors and flavors of this otherwise shy varietal. We include some whole clusters during fermentation to assure carbonic maceration, a process that elevates aromas.
After fermentation, we gently press the must, retaining only the free run for the final blend. The wine is aged in carefully selected French oak barrels for nine months. To ensure the highest quality, clonal selections from the Hallberg (formerly Goldridge) and Vine Hill Vineyards are vinted separately and blended just before bottling. Consistent with our philosophy of letting the fruit express itself, we bottle our wines with a minimum of filtration.

These time-honored winemaking techniques, combined with excellent fruit sources, assure that our wine will mature into a classic example of Russian River Pinot Noir.