Single-Clone Pinot Noirs Tell the Tale at Bouchaine Vineyards

5 clone-specific Pinot Noirs are raising the bar at this historic Carneros pioneer

Bouchaine winemaker Chris Kajani in the winery's Carneros vineyards
Bouchaine winemaker Chris Kajani has singled out Swan, Mt. Eden, Calera, Dijon and Pommard for her single-clone bottlings. (Courtesy of Bouchaine Vineyards)

It’s always fun to taste through a range of single-vineyard Pinot Noirs with a winemaker. But things get even more intriguing when the bottlings are clone-specific. Bouchaine Vineyards winemaker Chris Kajani shares a tasting of 5 single-clone Pinot Noirs from the historic property in Carneros. Wine Spectator website members: Read our tasting notes!

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