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Yamhill Falls Pinot Noir 2009 (Yamhill-Carlton District, Willamette Valley, Oregon)

Rich color, Distinctive Pinot Noir with fruit aromas of Raspberry, blackberry and spicy black cherry. This combined with high mineral soil content creates complex textures that are mouth watering. Great flavor with good acidity.

This deluxe cuvee is limited to 400 cases and comes from the Clawson Creek Vineyard.

Made by Ken Wright.

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Sonnet Muns Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007 (Santa Cruz Mountains, California)

The Muns vineyard is located 2600 feet above sea level on Loma Prieta. It sits mostly above the fog line and derives its cooling influences from its elevation, proximity to the Monterey Bay and cooling afternoon winds. The 2007 Muns Vineyard Pinot has concentrated black cherry and berry fruit with subtle hints of oak aromatics. The wine is dense without being too heavy or cloying, and shows a surprising elegance on the palate for such a big wine. Although this wine is drinking well now, it would prove more rewarding for the more patient of us, with further aging.  The Santa Cruz Mountains is probably my favorite appellation for Pinot Noir as it more often than not enhances the minerality of the wine, which in my book is classic Pinot Noir. -Tony Craig – Winemaker (4/05/08)

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