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.
Production: 216 cases
Release Date: January 2007
Winemakers' Comments
You are probably already familiar with the famous quote, “a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.” Well, we certainly hope that is true, especially when it comes to this wine. That’s because, although the vineyard is correctly called “Terra de Promissio” we somehow managed to put “di” on the label. We’ve been calling the wine “TdP” as a form of shorthand for over a year now and maybe we should stick with that.
The TdP vineyard is technically in the Sonoma Coast appellation but is more specifically in an area known as the “Petaluma Gap.” This area is especially cool and windy and thus can produce concentrated and complex Pinot Noirs. (For more information on the region check out www.petalumagap.com.) The 2005 vintage was the first full crop from the TdP Vineyard and yields were still quite low (less than 1.5 tons per acre). The wine is a combination of two Dijon clones, 115 and 777, and was aged in approximately 44% new French oak. It was bottled without fining or filtration after almost 11 months in these same barrels (no racking either).
Robert Parker, in the December 2006 issue of the Wine Advocate, rated the TdP Pinot Noir “90 points” and described it as “spicy” with “red currant and sweet cherry characteristics.” These flavors are very typical of its cool climate origins and are also more apparent because of the wine’s good natural acidity. Because this is a new vineyard for us we have very little experience with how it will age, but given the characteristics of the wine, it should certainly improve for at least a few years.
- Adam & Dianna Lee
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