Stoller SV Pinot Noir 2007
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Aromas of toasted oak, spices, and vanilla lead into bright red fruits of Bing cherries and wild strawberries. The palate is complex and balanced, layering red fruits with earth, bright acidity and medium tannins.
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Supple and inviting, generous with its dark berry, coffee and black pepper flavors, riding easily over polished tannins on the long, expressive finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Stoller's 2007 Pinot Noir SV Estate is medium ruby-colored with an enticing bouquet of toast, spice box, floral notes, cherry and raspberry. Smooth-textured, savory, and intense, this nicely balanced, lengthy effort will evolve for 1-2 years and offer prime drinking from 2011 to 2019.
Located in the heart of Oregon's Willamette Valley in the Dundee Hills AVA, Stoller uniquely offers world class wines and genuine hospitality in a stunning setting. Owners Bill and Cathy Stoller purchased the nearly 400 acre property, which was originally his family’s turkey farm, in 1993 and crafted the winery’s inaugural Pinot Noir in 2001. Their vision of innovation blending vineyard stewardship with environmental sustainability was recognized in 2006 when Stoller became the first LEED® certified winemaking facility in the United States attaining the rare Gold level certification. Today, the winery features panoramic views including Mt. Hood, ample outdoor space for relaxation and guest houses.
Home of some of the planet’s most amazingly elegant and expressive Pinot noir, the Willamette Valley is a pastoral, mixed landscape of green, bucolic rolling hills, dramatic forestlands and small, independent, friendly wine growers. As a leader in environmental stewardship, the valley has some of the nation’s most protective land use policies, with two-thirds of its vineyards farmed sustainably and over half, organically. While the valley claims a cool, continental climate, and is heavily influenced by the cold, moist winds of the Pacific Ocean, its warm and dry summers allow for the steady, even ripening of Pinot noir.
The potential of Willamette Valley Pinot noir continues to attract the investment of serious growers and winemakers both locally and from abroad, as naturally the finished wines bring accolades from professionals and enthusiasts. With a range of styles from delicate dried cherry, raspberry and hibiscus to stronger notes of truffle, mocha, plum and spice, a fine Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a perfect expression of both character and grace.