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During the 1970s and 1980s

After coming to California from his native Switzerland

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Frei Brothers Reserve Pinot Noir Sonoma County, 2018 XO and a few notes ofThis Russian River Valley Pinot Noir offers flavors of dark cherry, blueberry and blackberry. The Pinot Noir grapes were destemmed, but not crushed, to retain a significant portion of whole berries for fermentation. After a two day cold soak, fermentation began giving the wine a breadth and depth of aromas and flavors. Following malolactic fermentation, this Pinot Noir wine was aged for 10 months in a combination of French, Hungarian and American oak