Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery Pinot Noir Rancho Santa Rosa 2007

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Winery:

Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery

Varietal:

Pinot Noir

Region:

USA > California > Santa Barbara > Santa Rita Hills

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2015

UPC:

 

User Tags:  spices, fruit, strawberry, accessory fruits, color descriptors, resinous, berry, intense, scent, mocha 

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What to Expect

California has long struggled with Pinot Noir. Finding the right vineyards for this most fickle of grape, one that enjoys a cool growing season yet needs warmth close to harvest to fully ripen, has proven a challenge in such a sunny state. Cooler areas eventually became identified; the Santa Rita Hills, Russian River Valley and Mendocino's Anderson valley are all prime spots for Pinot Noir in California. Unlike the lighter colored and sometimes delicate Pinots of Burgundy, California produces many rich, deep Pinots full of slightly chewy dark berry and cherry fruits with hints of cola, Asian spices and forest floor frequently adding complexity.

Editorial Reviews

Gregory-
Dal Piaz

Hand of Snooth Voice of Snooth

7,131

Very floral at first with a light, whispery character that gains a soft, lightly vanilla and tamarind-scented edge to the soft strawberry fruit. There are backing notes of mocha, oaken spice that gain intensity but don’t cover the fruit. Silken on the palate with stealthy tannins and wonderfully supportive acids that keep the slight herb and cocoa toned cherry and strawberry fruit fresh and lively across the palate. Really very fruity on the backend yet with a refreshing slight green edge that yields to some more oak spice and some obvious, yet integrated wood tannins. This should benefit read more...from another year or two in bottle but is already delicious and very well balanced with impressive length to the finish. 92pts    (hide)

November 2009

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