Region: Anderson Valley, California

Vintage: 2012

Composition: Pinot Noir

History: Established in 2002 by Cliff Lede, Lede Family Wines features a diverse portfolio of small-production wines with an unmistakable sense of place. They specialize in producing Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris from the Anderson Valley. Meticulously crafted by Director of Winemaking Ryan Hodgins. The letters in FEL represent Florence Elsie Lede, founder Cliff Lede’s mother, a home winemaker who provided the early inspiration for Cliff’s love of wine. Growing up in Alberta, Canada, Cliff remembers the tulip as signifying the end of winter, bringing with it a freshness and excitement of warmer days ahead. The FEL Wines label, featuring an illustration of an opening tulip, is a tribute to Florence’s passion for gardening.

Tasting Notes:

An intensely fragrant wine, the Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir features heady aromatics of black cherry, blackberry, pomegranate and rose petal. Spicy notes of cardamom, cinnamon and clove complement the fruit. Flavors of cherry pie, cocoa, cedar and acai are conveyed on a silky palate with fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity.