There’s very little else that needs to be said about the Pisoni Vineyard. It is, without doubt
one of the most famous vineyards in North America and the source of what is consistently
one of our finest wines, vintage after vintage. However, that doesn’t mean that we aren't
continuing to experiment in hopes of improving upon our previous efforts. With the 2007
vintage we were especially proactive in this regard. We divided one of our sections at the
Pisoni Vineyard in half and reduced the number of shoots by 25% in one of those halves.
We traded just over a ton of fruit from the Tina’s section of the Pisoni Vineyard with Jeff
Pisoni for a ton of his clone 777 section. And we increased the use of whole clusters in
the wine as the stems were lignified sufficiently to allow for this. The goal throughout it
all was to make a thoroughly complex and concentrated Pinot Noir reflective of the best
that Pisoni Vineyard has to offer.
Of course, the 2007 vintage was instrumental in our efforts. A moderate vintage with a
late August heat spike but then a cooler September, the growing season allowed us to pick
each section of the vineyard when it was actually ripe. Accordingly, we picked the Pisoni
Vineyard over a month’s time, starting harvest on September 5 with our last pick being on
October 4.
The 2007 Siduri Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir reminds us a bit of our 2000 effort from this
vineyard, with its aromas of black fruits and forest floor. There’s a lush mouth-feel with
loads of fruit, a purity of flavors, a velvet texture, and yet also good underlying structure.
This is a superb wine that should age, much like the 2000, for 8 or more years.
Cases: 437
Release Date: October 2008
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Offers broad flavors, mixing ripe plum, black cherry and blackberry
fruit that’s pure, rich and complex, turning elegant and supple.
Full-bodied, this is long and persistent on the finish. Drink now
through 2015.—J.L.
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