Small Vines Estate Cuvee Pinot Noir 2015

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Small Vines Estate Cuvee Pinot Noir 2015  Front Label
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Region

Producer

Vintage
2015

Size
750ML

ABV
13.5%

Features
Green Wine

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Scents of rose and fresh plum waft from the glass. On the palate, raspberry transitions to a tart, dark cherry - fresh fruit component. More concentrated and refined than the Sonoma Coast Pinot.The use of whole cluster has developed nicely to complement the deep concentration and energetic fruit. Pleasing, dry tannins- evolve into a full, rolling mouth-feel that is powerful but- not at all sweet. Culminates with more earth & leather notes on the lengthy finish. Truly a delightful, age-worthy wine.

Professional Ratings

  • 91
    Pale ruby colored, the 2015 Pinot Noir Estate Cuvee offers up fragrant lavender, violets and potpourri notes over a core of fresh raspberries, Bing cherries and red currants with a touch of garrigue. Medium-bodied with plenty of freshness and soft, silky tannins, it delivers a great intensity of red berry layers and a perfumed finish.

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Owning only a pick-up truck and a shovel; a young wine steward, Paul Sloan dreamt of making Estate Grown, world-class, wines of distinction, far before we could afford to buy an "Estate" in California. Compelled by an ethereal experience with a rare Burgundy, he relentlessly pursued his plan to innovate winegrowing in California and grow only small vines to create meaningful wines of authenticity, balance and structure. But the story doesn't start there…

Only in high-school, Paul started as a bus-boy learning about wine from passionate restaurateurs. He embraced wine with an unquenchable desire to read and taste everything he could-and eventually worked his way up to the assistant wine buyer position at John Ash and Company (in 1993 until 95). As a very young wine steward, he was given many opportunities to taste both California classic wines and wines from all over the world. One night, his life would change forever, when a person dining alone offered him a taste of a very rare Burgundy. This ethereal experience, with one of the world’s greatest wines, sent him on a quest for more knowledge and forever fueled his drive to make captivating wines like this. He launched into self-study, and soon discovered that some of the greatest Pinot Noirs in the world come from a mature, small vines.

Soon after this experience, Paul and Kathryn Sloan met and fell in love in nature. As adventurous partners in rock climbing and mountain biking, we took a sabbatical and traveled the country only to return home to one of the most beautiful places on earth, Sonoma County, California. It is here, where Paul’s family has been for three generations (and now four), that we embarked upon even bigger adventures. Paul returned to college to get his Viticulture degree, and simultaneously went to work for one of the most respected winegrowers in the county, Warren Dutton of Dutton Ranches.

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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.

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