LaRue Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2014
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Katy Wilson makes this from Rice-Spivak, Emmaline Ann and Thorn Ridge vineyards, all planted on Goldridge soil. There’s a definite green cast to its aroma, but its rhubarb and tomato-leaf tones open into flashes of brighter red-currant flavor, and the texture is succulent and beguiling. It’s not tense or dramatic; it’s a fresh and savory wine to enjoy in its youth.
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Since 2009, LaRue Wines has focused on making high quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, exclusively from vineyards on the Sonoma Coast. The wines are elegant, restrained, and forever inspired by the resilience and strength of one Veona LaRue.
The Sonoma Coast AVA is large in area but, not counting overlapping regions like Russian River Valley, only has a few thousand acres of grapevines—and it’s no wonder. Much of the region is rugged and not easily accessible. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean’s fog and cool breezes limits the varieties that can be cultivated, but it proves to be an ideal environment for high quality Pinot Noir.
Since fog is a frequent fact of life here, as are heavy marine layers that sometimes bring rain, the best vineyards are wisely planted above the fog line, on picturesque ridges that capture enough sun to provide even ripening. That, with the overnight drop in temperature that reliably preserves acidity, results in fine expressions of Pinot Noir that often receive tremendous critic and consumer praise alike, and are often in high demand.