VINEYARDS
100% estate grown, organically farmed Dundee Hills appellation Pinot Noir.  The vineyards are dry-farmed for quality, low yields and an expression of terroir from the hillside vines.

VINTAGE NOTES
2008 began as a wild weather year, but we enjoyed a long summer with ideal growing conditions.  Following a mild but long rain event, we began our harvest in early October.  Overall it was an exceptional harvest, with perfect maturity and sugars right at the ideal 22.5o to 23.0o brix level that allow us to make wines of elegance and structure.  7-12 year ageability. 

WINEMAKING
Hand-picked, hand-sorted, carefully destemmed, and fermented in small open top fermenters.  After a long post-fermentation maceration, this Pinot Noir spent 16 months in French oak barrels.

PAIRINGS
Stuffed mushrooms, wild salmon, duck, Ahi tuna, wild game, pork tenderloin, rack of lamb.

SCORES
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
“The 2008 Pinot Noir Estate Cuvee adds additional complexity both aromatically and on the palate.  Notes of smoke, cherry blossom, spice box, raspberry, and cranberry lead to a medium-bodied wine with layered flavors, plenty of spice, excellent volume, and enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years.  This lengthy Pinot should be at its best from 2012 to 2020.”
- Jay Miller, Wine Advocate, October 2010