Flying Goat Cellars Rancho Santa Rosa Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011

Pinot Noir
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Varietal

Producer

Vintage
2011

Size
750ML

ABV
13.8%

Features
Boutique

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Winemaker Notes

Think Film Noir, such as "The Postman Always Rings Twice." Dark garnet velvet in color and texture, the alluring nose reveals smoke, cocoa, dark plum, blueberries and spice. The front palate displays jammy boysenberry and blackberry, allspice and cinnamon,finishing with hints of vanilla bean.

Pair with Kalua pig and apple, Floriano's spicy sausage, BBQ beef ribs or chocolate fondue. Great aging potential!

Professional Ratings

  • 93
    Winemaker Norm Yost racks up bundles of sagebrush, wild mint and all manner of fresh-cut chaparral on the nose of this stellar bottling, which comes from a vineyard on one of California’s longest-held ranchos. The herbally driven palate mixes black and green olives with fresh raspberry juice and black pepper.
  • 92
    Medium to deep red, garnet color; ripe strawberries and blueberries in the nose, very good depth, definitely some ripeness here, attractive; medium bodied, layered and almost thick on the palate; dry, medium acidity, good balance; rich blueberries in the flavors, some oak in the background; medium finish, lacy in the aftertaste. Drinking pretty good now, could use at least another year to show more of itself. (Best Served; 2016-2022)

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Flying Goat Cellars, California
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Norm Yost has been making wine for over thirty vintages and has a particular passion for Pinot Noir. In 2000, he launched his own label, Flying Goat Cellars, specializing in vineyard designated Pinots from California’s Central Coast.

Two pygmy goats, Never and Epernay, inspired Norm to name his winery Flying Goat Cellars. The goats were his pets and lawnmowers and came to be a source of entertainment and enjoyment, with their unrestrained spiral loops, flipper turns and straight-legged leaps. When pondering a name for his new wines and brand, Norm wanted to project fun, enjoyment, and happiness. While many people put their own name or their children’s name on their label or vineyard, Norm’s playful spirit opted to name it after his kids. His kids, of course, were those two pygmy goat pets, who had always inspired him and made him laugh.

Norm shared his passion with Kate Griffith by courting her with his first release of Goat Bubbles in 2006. We don’t know if it was the bubbles or the winemaker's charm but it culminated in a marriage and a family of wines.

Now Flying Goat Cellars produces about 2,500 cases a year and includes three labels: Flying Goat, Goat Bubbles and YNOT. Flying Goat focuses on vineyard designated Pinot Noirs and Pinot Gris. Goat Bubbles offers four vineyard designated sparkling wines: Rosé, Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs, and Crémant, all made in the traditional méthode champenoise with the secondary fermentation in the bottle. YNOT is Pinot Noir blended from the finest of Santa Barbara County vineyards.

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