2020 Vive Le Soul Russian River Valley, Sonoma County Pinot Noir
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NAME:
Vive Le Soul
VARIETAL:
Pinot Noir
APPELLATION:
Russian River Valley
Sonoma County, CA
VINTAGE:
2020
The now legendary Russian River Valley is one of the most famous in the world for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Meandering down the center and leading out to the cool Pacific Ocean is the Russian River. This little gap in the mountain range offers a funnel for that ocean-cooled air to reach the vineyards and provide the night time coolness these grapes need and love to reach perfection.
A stately, masculine and luxury wine in all ways, there is a touch of violet that is woven together with the quintessential dark ripe cherry and kiss of oak that is unmistakably Sonoma. We’ve brought back our vintage microphone artwork, based upon an old Chicago concert poster we came across, and used a rich burgundy color to match the wine’s personality. Mindi’s playlist of soul greats is as elegant and inspiring as the wine itself. Perfect.
Cheers - Eric 🍷
ARTWORK & DESIGN
Label Design By Mindi Abair & Eric Guerra
I love this wine, and I love this label artwork representing the wine. The wine is strong, bold, and elegant all at the same time. It’s complex and multi-faceted. Soul music … classic soul music … was my first thought after drinking this beautifully bold wine. The label artwork hearkens back to a time when great soul singers pulled up what is now a beautiful vintage microphone (for you music geeks, it’s a Shure 55) and sang their hearts out into it. This microphone has been used in countless recordings through the years. I thought the simplistic image of this microphone would bring our imaginations into the music that we’ve heard through them for so long. The beautiful deep wine color of the label matches the depth of the wine color.
- Mindi 🎶
MUSIC
There’s nothing like great soul music. This wine begs for it in my opinion. It’s strong, multi-layered, elegant, earthy, and it’s meant to move you. I created this playlist to pair perfectly with this wine. These songs are meaningful and create such a beautiful mood. There are no throw-away songs in here. Turn up the music, enjoy the vibe, sip some of our amazing Vive Le Soul Russian River Pinot Noir, and I know you’ll have a beautiful night. Cheers to you!
- 🎶Mindi
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