the love
Rooted in fourteen years of tradition, the Love continues its journey from the treasured rows of Bucher Ranch.
‘the love’
Pinot Noir
Rooted in fourteen years of tradition, the Love continues its journey from the treasured rows of Bucher Ranch.
‘the love’
Pinot Noir
In the glass, its deep ruby hue hints at depth and richness from the very first glance.
The nose is intense and captivating, layered with dark cherry, blackberry, and plum, accented by forest floor, dried herbs, and a subtle earthiness. On the palate, dried cranberry, strawberry preserves, and pipe tobacco weave seamlessly with cocoa and savory spice, leading to a long, elegant finish.
Crafted with 15% whole-cluster fermentation and aged in 50% new François Frères tight-grain French oak, The Love is native fermented, unfiltered, and unfined. Limited to 275 cases.
Enjoy now, or allow it to evolve gracefully over the next fifteen years.
Fully allocated and offered exclusively to members via waitlist—an intimate expression reserved for those who cherish it most.
The Love is a Pinot Noir of quiet power and profound elegance.
TASTING NOTES:
APPEARANCE: A medium ruby-garnet, alluring depth, and remarkable clarity. It holds a youthful, brilliant hue that gracefully develops a red brick rim with age.
AROMAS: Pure red fruits, wild strawberry, black cherry. Perfectly balanced floral notes of dried rose pedals and violet of dark chocolate. Translucent ruby with a delicate rose rim; beautiful, dried rose petals, white sage and hints of new oak.
PALATE: Soft but intensely flavored; A remarkable power combined with weightless elegance. Velvety, silky and sensual. balanced acidity with concentrated dried black and red fruit flavors. Underscored with silky tannins.
FINISH: Long dark raspberry and spice aromatics with a lingering floral note.
WINEMAKING:
VARIETAL: 100% Pinot Noir
CLONE; 40% Pommard · 60% Dijon
SOIL: Ancient soils of marine sedimentary origin — primarily Goldridge sandy loam, Josephine and Hugo series clay loams, and fractured sandstone and shale Exceptionally well-drained, low in nutrients, and heavily influenced by coastal wind and fog, creating the kind of chronic vine stress that produces small-clustered, thick-skinned grapes of remarkable concentration and acidity.
APPELLATION: Russian River Valley, Sonoma County.
VINEYARD: Bucher Vineyard.
WINEMAKER: Kirk Venge
AVAILABILITY: 100% allocated - wait list
PRICE: $110
PRODUCTION: 250 cases - Since 2010
