Hirsch, The Space Within: Ancona's Custom Bottling

Single barrel collaboration bottled just for Ancona's by California's royal family of Pinot Noir

The cat is out of the bag…

This is a unique single barrel collaboration bottled just for Ancona's by California's royal family of Pinot Noir.

The cuvée represents a comprehensive and complex expression of the Hirsch Vineyard—blended across an orchestrated sampling of blocks of the greater vineyard. 

I know I speak for Mitch and the team when I say we’re thrilled to be part of this collaboration. 

We named it “The Space Within”--just as much space on inside as there is on the outside—which alludes to the human experience—how each of us has a unique perspective in the way we encounter the world.

Artwork by Mitch Ancona. 

Just 25 cases were produced--that's 300 bottles—a single barrel. 

My Notes Read: This is simply textbook Hirsch Pinot Noir and as Pinot Noir goes--this is just about as refined, pretty, and soulful as it gets. I know I could spend a whole afternoon on my couch just soaking up the aroma alone which is stamped with all the hallmarks of this great vineyard site. On the palate, the wine is a crystaline, seamless, and layered. Reductive and seductive black cherry takes the foreground while nuances of crushed autumn leaves, white mushrooms, dark minerality, matchstick, and graphite dance in the background. It's uncanny how much flavor concentration is accomplished without bringing weight. This is beautiful to drink now and built with the capacity to age for many years to come. 12.9% 

Regular: $69.99

Sale: $59.99

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