2004 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

Winemaker's Notes

"This wine is always one of my favorite blends. The nose is scented of ripe cherries, wild blackberry jam, violets, spice, crème Brule and honey-cured bacon. Your mouth fills with maraschino cherries, raspberries, sassafras, pie spices and toasty oak. The ripe, concentrated tannins are rich and round across the palate. The bright acidity and berry finish is long and lingering. Will age as well as any of the Russian River blends."

Winemaker Bob Cabral

Awards and Reviews

2003 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
92 points
This Pinot is so addictively delicious.  It’s a big wine, in color and even some tannins, with juicy cherry, plum and cola flavors, but somehow manages to maintain elegance and delicacy.  What a finish.  It goes on for a full minute.
Wine Enthusiast, November 2005

2003 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
92 points
The broad texture is there when this is first poured, with light, tangy strawberry and red currant flavors feeling lean against the full tannins.  Then air fills out the fruit with a generous, dry savor, the wine feeling as cool as the redwood forest floor in the western stretches of the Russian River Valley.  Drink 2007 to ’09 with wild Pacific salmon.
Wine & Spirits, October 2005

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