By focusing solely on Pinot Noir from the most prestigious vineyard sites in California and Oregon, and by vinifying each barrel separately by lot, clone, yeast and cooper, we champion individuality of place and intensity of flavor in each wine we produce
Winemakers’ Comments
There are times in life when things come easily. Other times, you are rewarded by working hard and truly coming up with something special.
Those of you who have been on our mailing list for a number of years will remember a very special Pinot Noir we produced in honor of our son, the 1999 Siduri Christian David Pinot Noir. This wine was one of those “easy wines” that seemingly produced itself. Our goal was simply not to mess up what had been given to us. Quite honestly, our son Christian has been the same way. Many people have called him the easiest going child they have ever met. We simply think he’s incredible.
During the four years following Christian’s birth we faced a number of challenges. We discovered that, due to a medical condition, we were no longer able to have biological children. We went through a period of intense medical treatment and, at times, worked each day simply to make it through. As things improved medically, we decided to start the process of adopting a child. This process proved to be even more challenging than we anticipated. However, after 18 months of false starts, hopes dashed, and a lot of waiting, on October 30, 2003 we held our daughter, Amber Rose Lee, in our arms for the very first time. She’s a beautiful little girl, with love to share, but with a feisty personality. She didn’t come easy, but she’s all ours.
Producing the 2003 Siduri Amber Rose Pinot Noir required almost as much patience and determination as the little girl herself. We endeavored to find one single lot of wine that captured the spirit and character of Amber but couldn't quite come up with it. So we set about tasting and blending, tasting and blending. Finally, we came up with just the right wine, a mix of seven wines, all vineyard designated blends from the vintage. The wine is 18% Clos Pepe Vineyard Pinot Noir, 18% Cargasacchi Vineyard Pinot Noir, 18% Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir, 18% Shaw Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir, 9% Muirfield Vineyard Pinot Noir, 9% Keefer Vineyard Pinot Noir, and 9% Olivet Grange Vineyard Pinot Noir. The wine reflects the best of Siduri Pinot Noir...lush, concentrated, seamless, with lively fruit, a lush texture, and good finishing acidity and tannins. It is a testament to blending, to hard work, to patience. It is a testament to Amber Rose herself.
– Adam & Dianna Lee
Accolades for the 2003 Amber Rose Pinot Noir
This is a special bottling in honor of Adam and Dianna’s daughter Amber Rose Lee, who they adopted in 2003. “We endeavored to find a single lot of wine that captured the spirit and character of Amber, but we couldn’t quite come up with it,” Adam said. They finally settled on a blend of seven vineyards (Clos Pepe, Cargasacchi, Pisoni, Shaw Mountain, Muirfield, Keefer Ranch and Olivet Grange). It’s a terrific wine—rich, deep with lots of great flavors, and definitely shows that there’s still a place for blended Pinots in a world of vineyard designates.
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