Dutton-Goldfield Freestone Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014
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The red fruit notes carry the lead this year, with cranberry and red raspberry mingling with cardamom, nutmeg and bramble spice notes. There’s an enveloping quality to the aromas that promises the richness ahead. The first sip fulfills that with plush raspberry pie flavors, carried on firm medium-grained tannins. The berries are accented with thyme notes and dark, exotic sandalwood incense—the famous "Freestone spice"— before ending in an assertive and lingering finish that carries another promise, of a long and beautiful life ahead.
This is a great match for smoked duck or herb-roasted pheasant
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From two blocks of a vineyard above Freestone that's strongly influenced by the ocean, this wine is marked by leathery pepper, baked cherry and an exotic mix of savory spice. Medium-bodied, it has a density that's both plush and lush.
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The Freestone Hill vineyard is one of the coolest in the Russian River Valley, just inside the Pacific-influenced southwest border of the appellation; Dan Goldfield has worked with the vineyard since 1999. In cool years it can be an edgy site, growing tense pinot noir with a pronounced conifer scent. This 2014 is perhaps not quite as deep or complex as some other vintages, but it’s a smooth and fresh red, with nooks of lifted floral tones hidden in its deep purple robe of fruit—sleek, ripe and delicious.
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Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are the mainstays of the Dutton-Goldfield production. Using fruit from carefully chosen vineyards, Dan Goldfield produces wine that reflects the natural tendencies of the area: crisp, well-structured wines that display the complexity, balance and intensity that the partners believe are key to world-class wines.
Dutton-Goldfield Winery's first releases were a Dutton Ranch Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the 1998 vintage. Today Dan and Steve continue to produce Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Dutton Ranch plantings, numerous vineyard-designated wines, as well as small lots of old vine Zinfandel and hillside Syrah. The Dutton-Goldfield wines are crafted using traditional techniques such as barrel and malolactic fermentation for the Chardonnay, and open top fermentation for the Pinot Noir.
The winery is a partnership of friends, colleagues, neighbors and families. The wines reflect this spectacular part of Northern California where the grapes are grown, the superb quality of fruit from perfectly placed and planted vineyards, and the work of an appreciative winemaker.