Saintsbury Pinot Noir Brown Ranch 2005

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Winery:

Saintsbury

Varietal:

Pinot Noir

Region:

USA > California

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2020

UPC:

 

User Tags:  stone fruits, smooth, resinous, spices, (tree) fruit, earthy, cherry, vanilla, decant, finish - long 

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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.

Winemakers Notes

To produce a single vineyard wine you should be convinced the vineyard has something unique and identifiable to offer. It should be a vineyard that will yield a wine whose intensity and personality you are unable to obtain in your other wines. We knew this about our Brown Ranch after the first harvest of its Pinot Noir grapes in 1995. Saintsbury planted the Brown Ranch to the then-new Dijon clones in 1992 along with the addition of Pommard on an exposed ridge. With the first harvest they noticed a unique character to the wines made from these grapes. There are eight lots that are separately aged and read more...tracked. And while each have their unique qualities due to clonal, rootstock and terroir differences, there is a consistent thread running though the Brown Ranch Pinot Noir. This is a pure, complex Pinot, with blackberry, spice and floral aromas. Firm in structure but with plenty of fresh fruit to balance. Very much a “vin de terroir” - highly distinctive.    (hide)

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