Spring 2010
As I write this we are enjoying a little patch of balmy weather, sort of a preview of spring. It has been a welcome relief from an unusually chilly (by California standards) and damp winter. The vines have just begun to push out their buds and it won’t be long before another season is under way.
For the spring I am releasing three new wines, all from the 2008 vintage:
2008 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay: the first Chardonnay under my label and a return to my roots as a Chardonnay winemaker. The last few years I have found myself drinking a lot of white wine—for some reason I had forgotten how refreshing it is to have a nice glass of white. So, after locating a good source in the Sonoma Coast, I decided to get back in the game of making the stuff. 240 cases.
2008 "The Habitat" Russian River Valley Pinot Noir: A bottling dedicated to environmentally sensitive grape growing, from an organically farmed vineyard. My first Russian River Pinot Noir, after many years of making Pinot Noir from other parts of California. Wonderful purity of flavor--at a modest 13 percent alcohol. 75 cases.
2008 "1313" Oregon Pinot Noir: Another first: my first Oregon Pinot Noir, from the highly regarded 2008 vintage, sourced from the Eola Amity Hills, and named after my favorite swimming hole in central Oregon. The name may be whimsical but the wine is serious. 75 cases.
Also still available: 2007 “The Shop” Pinot Noir
2007 Manchester Ridge Mendocino Pinot Noir
2006 Hudson Vineyard Carneros Syrah
2006 Dry Stack Bennett Valley Syrah
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