Let’s welcome 2018 with these finest wines
![Let’s welcome 2018 with these finest wines Let’s welcome 2018 with these finest wines](https://viral.newstracklive.com/uploads/january2018/6tZshLcMDA1514877054.jpg)
If you are wine lover then this article belongs to you. As we all know that New Year’s Eve is upon us, it’s time to make a toast to the good things in life. Let’s celebrate this New Year with these perfect wines.
![La Follette 2011 Pinot Noir, Sangiacomo Vineyard, Sonoma Coast ($40)](https://viral.newstracklive.com/uploads/january2018/85BvYCFDRJ1514877054.jpg)
La Follette 2011 Pinot Noir, Sangiacomo Vineyard, Sonoma Coast ($40)
Winemaker Greg La Follette is one of California’s foremost vintners of fine Pinot Noir, and after decades of making top-scoring wines for others (Flowers, De Loach et al), he launched La Follette Wines a few years ago to focus on a handful of single vineyard sites he has worked with over the years. The La Follette Sangiacomo Vineyard Pinot Noir is made using only wild (native) yeasts and is a fragrant, beautifully complex expression of this exceptional cool-climate vineyard.
![2010 Chateau Montelena, Napa Valley ($49)](https://viral.newstracklive.com/uploads/january2018/HWw56k4gL71514877054.jpg)
2010 Chateau Montelena, Napa Valley ($49)
This terrific wine is layered with apple, pear and quince aromas and flavours. Its rich fruit coats the palate and its integrated acidity gives it a long, balanced finish. It’s clear the French judges were correct: Chateau Montelena makes world-class chardonnay.
![Ravenswood Belloni Vineyard Zinfandel 2003, Sonoma ($30)](https://viral.newstracklive.com/uploads/january2018/OSANlSzxEc1514877054.jpg)
Ravenswood Belloni Vineyard Zinfandel 2003, Sonoma ($30)
The Belloni single vineyard contains some of the county’s oldest Zin vines. The chocolatey-fig flavours and scents are rich, and the finish is endless.
![B.R. Cohn 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Olive Hill Estate Vineyard, Sonoma Valley ($55)](https://viral.newstracklive.com/uploads/january2018/8NiJihlXUd1514877054.jpg)
B.R. Cohn 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Olive Hill Estate Vineyard, Sonoma Valley ($55)
B.R. Cohn’s Olive Hill Estate vineyard is an anomaly in Sonoma Valley in that it has an underground hot spring running beneath it that warms the soils and contributes to a distinctive terroir that results in low crop yields with very small berries that are deeply concentrated in flavour and extraordinarily complex.