Special Release 20th Vintage Pinot Noir
2014
Winemaker’s Notes
Our 20th Vintage wines reflect our savoir-faire, 20 years of local knowledge and craftsmanship. They speak to two decades of incremental improvements, our continual honing of vision, method, and style – the rich, powerful wines of our early years and the greater poise and detail of our more recent efforts.
The 2014 20th Vintage Pinot Noir possesses all the brilliant characteristics of its vintage – ethereal and racy, silky and fine, textured and deep. Its components evoke both our roots and our future: Widdoes, planted in 1984; Occidental Road, planted in 1990; Wildrose Estate, planted in 1999; and the heir-apparent, our own Estate, planted in 2004, now fully mature and in beautiful equilibrium.
Rhubarb, raspberry, cherry, hibiscus and smoke on the nose open to a hint of early truffle maturity, rosehips and savory herbs. The wine remains vibrant and juicy even as its inherent richness assumes center stage. It’s classic coastal Russian River Valley – beautiful and complete.
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Vineyard
25% DuMOL Coffee Lane Vineyard
25% Widdoes Vineyard
Harvest Date
AUGUST 27TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2014
Appellation
RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY
Clones
CALERA, MARTINI, MASSALE, DIJON
Age of Vines at Harvest
26 years
Barrel Aging
AGED 18 MONTHS IN 75% NEW FRENCH OAK FROM TONNELLERIE REMOND
