Pinot Noir Clone POM Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2031
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Scheid Vineyards' Clone POM Reserve Pinot Noir is a dedicated exploration of the legendary Pommard clone, one of the oldest and most revered Pinot Noir selections brought from Burgundy to California. Grown in the cool, wind-swept microclimates of Monterey County, this wine benefits from the dramatic cooling effect of the nearby Monterey Bay, often referred to as the 'Blue Grand Canyon'. The daily maritime winds and fog slow down the ripening process, allowing the grapes to develop intense flavor complexity and maintain vibrant natural acidity. The Pommard clone is celebrated by winemakers for its distinctively deep color, structural integrity, and savory, dark-fruit profile. Scheid's reserve bottling showcases this clone's signature characteristics, combining rich dark cherry and plum notes with complex undertones of forest floor, black tea, and exotic spices, all framed by elegant, velvety tannins from careful French oak aging.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1972 by pioneer Al Scheid, Scheid Vineyards began as an ambitious viticultural venture in southern Monterey County, initially supplying fruit to major California wineries before evolving into a vertically integrated estate wine producer. Spanning more than 3,000 acres across a 70-mile expanse of the Salinas Valley—encompassing microclimates across the Monterey, Arroyo Seco, and Hames Valley AVAs—the estate leverages thermal diurnal shifts driven by maritime winds off Monterey Bay. Viticulture balances alluvial gravel, decomposed granite, and clay-loam soils across twelve distinct ranch sites, farmed under SIP Certified and Certified California Sustainable standards, with the winery fully powered by an onsite wind turbine. Winemaking prioritizes varietal clarity, tension, and texture across an eclectic portfolio, celebrated for vibrant Sauvignon Blanc Reserve, aromatic Viognier, racy Dry Riesling, and rare regional white bottlings such as Petit Manseng and Roussanne.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir