Sineann Wy'east Pinot Noir 2002

A newer vineyard for Peter Rosback, this wine shows bright red cherry fruit, aromas of cherry, red raspberry, and fresh turned earth. The wine is just full of fruit flavors, raspberry, cherry, red currant, plum, all wound tightly around a framework of bright acidity and well balanced, fine grained tannins. From the winemaker: "Can't say enough good things about this wine - Located at fairly high elevation in the Hood River Valley, 1600 feet, the grapes are able to retain higher natural acidity. The higher acidity gives the wine brightness in its youth and a better ability to age gracefully. That and great concentration of fruit (from 1.5 ton per acre crop sizing) have produced a delicious wine."