Description

WINEMAKER COMMENTS

The fresh aroma of wild cherries, toasted vanilla beans, smoky bacon, fresh herbs and rose petal open up immediately in your glass. This medium bodied wine shows true pinot flavors of wild cherries, pomegranates, sassafras, fennel and black truffles. A blend of vineyards for the most part from the Russian River Valley with a few Dijon clones from the Sonoma Coast, the wine finishes clean & long with sweet notes of red fruits at the end.—Director of Winemaking Bob Cabral

THE VINEYARDS

The Pinot Noir for this blend was sourced from our Drake Estate Vineyard, the Calegari Vineyard, the Lone Oak Vineyard, and from our Williams Selyem Estate Vineyard.

HARVEST 2011

The 2011 vintage was marked by another cool year that produced wines with tremendous purity and depth. Similar in many ways to 2010 – without the extremes – it had very low yields and below average cooler weather. But, the growing season in 2011 was much more consistent with gentle warming days and very cold summer nights. As a consequence, the vintage produced wines with incredible purity, remarkable acid and tannin balance, while expressing the uniqueness of each individual site and region. The signature of this vintage is one where the wines have bright fruit qualities, sound acidities and elegant tannin profiles. It is truly a vintage worth seeking.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

92 points Enthusiast

This is a pretty Pinot that’s light and silky on the palate, and comforting in its moderate alcohol and spicy, exotic flavors. It offers waves of wild forest berry pie, baking spice, sweet-and-sour persimmon and sandalwood flavors that are intriguingly complex.