Siduri Parsons' Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007
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We are fortunate, then, that Tom and Kelley Parsons also had some Pinot Noir planted in their little piece of heaven just off Wood Road in northwest Santa Rosa. We were also fortunate that they had three different clones of Pinot Noir as this blending opportunity often leads to more complex wines. The 2007 is a blend of the 3 clones - 20% of Pommard, 20% of 115, and 60% of 777. Only 5 barrels were produced and the wine was aged in 80% new French oak and bottled in August of 2008 without fining or filtration.
The 2007 Siduri Parsons' Vineyard Pinot Noir is one of our richest, most fruit forward 2007 Pinot Noirs.. The wine shows blueberry cream, vanilla, and violet characteristics. With a rich mouthfeel and generous texture we are not certain that is wine will make old bones (after all there is no track record here for aging) but we do know that it will make inviting drinking for the next 3-5 years.
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Very rich, intense, tight and concentrated. Full-bodied, with vivid black cherry and blackberry fruit, lots of spice and floral scents, and touches of mineral and sage. The finish is long and persistent. Drink now through 2011. 119 cases made.
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Two Pinot Noir lovers, Adam and Dianna Lee, founded Siduri Wines in 1994. They produced only four and a half barrels of Pinot Noir that first vintage. Now they handcraft over 10,000 cases of Pinot Noir from vineyards ranging from Oregon's Willamette Valley down to the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Lucia Highlands AVAs. Each Pinot Noir is created using gravity flow and minimal intervention, with the goal of reflecting the unique terroir of each particular vineyard. Siduri Wines and its sibling, Novy Family Wines have received the Wine Spectator's New York Wine Experience "Critics Choice" recognition a combined seven times since 2004.
While the Russian River Valley is a large appellation with multiple climate zones and soil types, it is best known for cool-climate varieties, with Pinot Noir as the most celebrated. The grapes benefit from a reliable late afternoon flow of Pacific Ocean fog through the Petaluma Gap and along the Russian River Valley that ensures slow and steady ripening and the preservation of grape acidity. Today many of California’s most highly regarded Pinot Noir vineyards are in the Russian River Valley, along with its sub-appellation, Green Valley.
Historically Russian River Valley Pinot Noirs had bright red fruit and delicate earthy, mineral notes. But changes in viticultural and winemaking practices have led to stylistic changes in some of the region’s wines. Adjustments to canopy management, among other techniques, have resulted in riper fruit and bolder wines as well. These show flavors of black cherry, blackberry, cola, spice and darker, loamy earth tones, accenting traditional Pinot Noir notes of strawberry, raspberry and light cherry.