2007 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

Winemaker's Notes

The nose is redolent of ripe cherries, wild berry jam, violets, spice, crème brûlée and honey-cured bacon. Your mouth fills with flavors of Bing cherries, raspberries, root beer, fennel, spice and toasted vanilla beans. The properly matured and concentrated tannins are rich and fleshy across the palate. The always bright acidity and dark fruit finish is long and lingering. This wine is very similar to the 2006 and comes primarily from our Drake Estate vineyard.

—Winemaker Bob Cabral

The Vineyards

The pinot noir for this blend was sourced from our Drake Estate Vineyard, the Allen Vineyard, the Flax Vineyard, the Rochioli Riverblock Vineyard, the Bucher Vineyard, and our Litton Estate Vineyard.

Technical Notes

Barrel Description:	40% new, 30% 1-year-old, 30% 2-year-old
Barrel Aged:	11 months
pH:	3.56
TA:	0.64g/100ml
Alc.:	14.1%
Release Date:	Spring 2009
Release Price:	$46