2007 Pinot Noir - Sta. Rita Hills

Positively brimming with fruity aromatics and flavors, we find this wine (made from grapes from our certified organic estate vineyards) dominated by a mix of fresh crushed berries and dark cherries, shot through with a floral-spice element and a beet-root-meets-cola essence. The wine showcases the dark rich side of Pinot Noir and already has a supple smooth texture with clean acidity.

We’d suggest roasts and grilled meats as accompaniments, barbeque shrimp with grits or pan-roasted salmon filets. Our featured recipe pairing is Pan Roasted Halibut Filets with Mole Rosa.

Case production: 6,301
Price: $32 per bottle $345.60 per case. Wine Club Price: $25.60 per bottle,$307.20 per case.

Just $25 per bottle (and $20 per bottle for Wine Club Members) through February 28, 2010!

½ bottle (375ml) $19 per bottle, $205.20 per case. Wine Club Price $15.20 per bottle, $182.40 per case.

Silver Medal Winner, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

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2007 Pinot Noir - La Encantada Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills

Continuing in the style of prior vintages, our 2007 Pinot Noir “La Encantada Vineyard” again utilizes the two clones

of 667 and Swan as our raw materials. The result is a plush wine that balances brilliant raspberry-like fruit tones with a deeper, darker, cherry-based note. There are floral and spice elements as well, notably violet and clove, as well as a smokiness and vanilla component from aging in French Oak barrels. Very nice now, this wine should only improve across the next three to four years.

Serve as you would any classic Pinot, with roast or grilled duck, grilled veal chops, wild-mushroom risotto, etc.

Our featured recipe pairing is Asian-Style BBQ Chicken and Five-Spice Rice Pilaf.

Case production: 1,046
Price: $43 per bottle, $464.40 per case. Wine Club Price: $34.40 per bottle, $412.80 per case.

Silver Medal Winner, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

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2007 Pinot Noir - Mt. Eden Clone, El Jabalí Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills

Our Mount Eden cuttings were obtained by Richard Sanford around 1970 from the Santa Cruz Mountain vineyard of the same name. The wine is bright and brilliant, perhaps the prettiest and most feminine of our three single-clone bottlings… Lots of flowery aromas, spicy herbal notes and high-toned cherry, raspberry fruit… fairly “grippy” with tannins right now, it seems that 2 or 3 years of bottle age will contribute to its overall composure.

Classic with grilled salmon, lighter roasts, French onion soup (yeah baby), etc. Our featured recipe pairing is Pork Burgers a la Lucques.

Case Production: 236
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The 2008 vintage of this wine is scheduled for early summer of 2010 and is reserved for Wine Club members.

Wine Enthusiast Magazine 92 points

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2008 Pinot Noir - Clone 115, La Encantada Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills

This is our first-ever bottling of Clone 115 on its own. Like a pretty ballerina, the wine seems light on its feet, very balanced and showing lots of finesse. A romantically-styled wine, reminiscent of certain French Burgundies, this will not be mistaken for some of these new-world Syrah-wannabe’s. Our featured recipe pairing is Winter Salad & French Onion Soup.

I would want traditional French cuisine with this - a tip of the hat to Julia Child.

Case Production: 368
Price: $43 per bottle, $464.40 per case. Wine Club Price: $34.40 per bottle, $412.80 per case.
Available from the Winery Only

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2008 Pinot Noir - Clone 667, La Encantada Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills

Our second vintage of this single clone, 667 shows more muscle than 115 (even though they share a common “terroir”). Darker, more sultry, somewhat foresty characteristics are revealed within the traditional Pinot Noir flavor-aroma profile.

This could handle fairly hearty fare, chunky soups, slow-simmered stews, a classic coq-au-vin, beef bourguignon, wild mushroom raviolis, etc.Our featured recipe pairing is Up-Scale Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Alsatian Flavors.

Case Production: 358
Price: $43 per bottle, $464.40 per case. Wine Club Price: $34.40 per bottle, $412.80 per case.
Available from the Winery Only

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