Fort Ross Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir 2009
Pinot Noir
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2009
Size
750ML
ABV
14.3%
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Winemaker Notes
This is the highlight of the 2009 vintage and only 303 cases were produced. Reserve Pinot Noir is produced from the very best twelve barrels of the vintage. It typifies the elegance of Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, expressing purity of fruit complemented by smooth, silky texture.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This is a gorgeous wine with complex aromas and flavors of strawberry and spices with hints of briny beef. Voluptuous mouthfeel. Very balanced tannins. All here.
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Wine Enthusiast
Classic Fort Ross Pinot Noir, this is rich and textural. The flavors of raspberry parfait and cherry pie are spicy, honeyed and brightened by acidity.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2009 Pinot Noir Reserve possesses a deeper color and ratchets up the level of concentration. Copious aromas of forest floor, spring flowers, sweet strawberries and cherries, roasted herbs and spice are found in this beautiful, expressive Pinot.
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Wine Spectator
Offers lots of smoky, toasty oak, with fruit to match, cloaking rich dark berry flavors that are intense, deep and persistent. Shows impressive purity, backbone and density. Needs time. Best from 2014 through 2023.
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Nestled on a sunny coastal ridge, overlooking the Pacific Ocean a mile below, Fort Ross'"True Sonoma Coast" vineyard is one of the closest, if not the closest, to the ocean in all of California. From the vineyard you can see the breaking surf and the misty silhouettes of Bodega Head and Pt. Reyes far below. The vineyard's high elevation above the coastal fog and its proximity to the ocean provide a gentle, sunny and temperate climate that has proved to be very favorable for the slow and even ripening of Burgundian varietals.
DRSRESERVE_2009 Item# 122752