The Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is always one of our favorite appellation Pinot Noirs. This area, because of the cooler climate, leads to longer hang times and grapes that develop fully ripe flavors at significantly lower sugar levels. This longer hang time also leads to ripe stems which oftentimes allows us to utilize whole cluster fermentations in the wines. The 2007 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is a blend of 92% Sonatera Vineyard and 8% Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir. It includes some of the finest sections from each of these vineyards
with both the old-vine Pommard and Mt. Eden Clones from the Hirsch Vineyard, the Pommard, 777, 667, and 115 clones from Sonatera. As we mentioned, the wine was fermented with some stems included (on both of the Pommard lots) which helped to create a more complex mélange of flavors. The wine was blended together in tank, using gravity,
just a few weeks prior to bottling and was bottled without fining or filtration. Despite this wine’s lofty origins we are committed to making it available at a very fair price.
PRODUCTION: 486 cases
(301 cases of 375’s)
RELEASE DATE: May 2009
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