Saintsbury Sundawg Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014
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A very expressive Pinot Noir, the 2014 Sundawg Ridge Vineyard is far from typical—strawberries, dried fruit and seductive notes. This wine shows rich presence on the palate and offers more than simply the fruit from the berry. The wine's earth tones and firmness make it a great candidate for grilled loin of lamb. Drinking pretty well now. (Tasted: May 24, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
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Cranberry and strawberry make for a pretty, fruity wine that's velvety in texture and full bodied in depth and length. Black tea and a backbeat of orange and lemon add to the tartness of this layered, complex red.
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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Situated on the foggier and colder western edge of the Russian River Valley, almost abutting the Sonoma Coast appellation, Green Valley is one of California’s most reputable Chardonnay and Pinot noir producing regions. It is also a wonderful source of sparkling wines made from these varieties.
Goldridge soils abound throughout the Green Valley appellation. This fine, dark, sandy loam and fractured sandstone is derived from the remains of ancient inland seabeds dating back three to five million years. It is valuable for high quality grape growing because of its excellent drainage and low fertility.