2009 VALERIE’S VINEYARD “One-Acre” PINOT NOIR CARNEROS The 7th vintage, the 2009 Valerie’s Vineyard Pinot Noir continues where each previous vintage left off, incredible! Valerie’s one-acre Carneros vineyard is really coming of age and we think that vintage to vintage this one is another winner. The winemaking and attention to detail has never been better. We have had solid success with the last vintage in New York and locally and we received some great press including feature coverage in the Pinot File and Sonoma Magazine. Like every vintage, the 08 is now sold-out. The 09 extols a rich velvety mouth-feel and well balanced fruit, oak and tannins. The cherry/plum flavors blend with traditional Burgundian nuisances such as cola and tea. The French oak program of new and two-year old French oak from numerous makers has created a unique flavor profile and aging regimen. The wine lives no less than 18 months in the oak. With consistent winemaking and vineyard practices, the terroir of this one-acre vineyard has taken hold. There were only 75 cases produced of 09. The wine retails at $40 bottle depending where it is purchased. Get this while you can from fine restaurants in Sonoma Valley including Della Santina, Saddles, Carneros Bistro and Sonoma Meritage plus Broadway market. The wine is available at Hi-Time Cellars in Costa Mesa www.hitimecellars.net (for shipping) and the Hobbit Restaurant. Ice Bucket Selections in New York is doing great work and has placed the wine at Bar Boulud, Blue Hill, Print. and P.D. O’Hurley’s West End. Visit us at www.valeriesvineyard.com or valeriesvineyard@gmail.com 2007 VALERIE’S VINEYARD “One-Acre” PINOT NOIR CARNEROS The fifth vintage, the 2007 Valerie’s Vineyard Pinot Noir may be the best yet! Valerie’s one-acre Carneros vineyard is really coming of age. The wine making and attention to detail has never been better. We have a new broker in New York; another medal from the Orange County Fair and the 2006 is depleted, just like every other vintage. The 07 extols a rich velvety mouth-feel and well-balanced fruit, oak and tannins. The cherry/plum flavors blend with traditional Burgundian nuisances such as cola and tea. The French oak program of new and two-year old French oak from numerous makers has created a unique flavor profile and aging regimen. The wine lives no less than 18 months in the oak. There were only 88 cases produced of 07. The wine retails at between $45- 65 depending where. Get this while you can from fine restaurants in Sonoma Valley, Hi-Time Cellars in Costa Mesa, Ice Bucket Selections in New York or visit us at www.valeriesvineyard.com Suggested Retail Price: $39.95 The 2006 Valerie's Vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir is estate grown and organically hand-farmed in Carneros less than 500 feet from the appellation line with Sonoma Valley. The wine was made again by B.R. Cohn wine maker Tom Montgomery. 132 cases were produced, with the vineyard yielding just under two tons per acre. The wine was released March 2008. The wine was aged in a mix of new and two-year old French oak barrels for 17 months. Alcohol is 14.1%. The wine exhibits the vineyards sense of place and exudes cola, cherry/plum fruit and a creamy mouth feel. This Burgundian styled wine is a perfect match to food. The first release was a 2003 made at B.R. Cohn. The vintage only yielded 20 cases and was consumed by the three partners. The 2004 vintage was the first commercial release, selling out and receiving a 90 score from the Pinot Report with the following quote, "The Pinot from Valerie's Vineyard is a truly interesting wine from what appears to be a great micro-site in the western Carneros." 42 cases were made. The 2005 Valerie's Vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir was harvested in mid- September after excellent growing conditions and picked at 24.5 brix. The wine was crushed, cellared and produced at B.R. Cohn Winery under the careful hands of Cohn wine maker Tom Montgomery in a Burgundian style. The wine was bottled in April 2007. The Pinot Report noted the 2005 as "complex and earthy...really interesting" The Pinot Report awarded it 91 points. 60 cases were produced and the wine retails at $44.95. The wine is sold-out. The partners include long-time Sonoma pr man Michael Coats and wife Valerie; her father and mother Chuck and Jerry Hanson of Hi-Time Cellars fame and Valerie's sister Vicki Brown. All the partners work in the vineyard. Local vineyard guru Phil Coturri consults with the partners and oversees the vineyard annually. The one-acre vineyard was planted in 2000 by long-time vineyard man Chuy Ordaz on resistant root stock and a secret Russian River clone. The land, a former plum orchard, exudes rich cherry and cola flavors in each vintage. To purchase the 2006 Valerie's Vineyard Pinot Noir it is available online at Hi- Time Cellars (www.hitimewine.net) or directly from their location in Costa Mesa, CA (1-800-331-3005). The wine can also be purchased at: Sonoma Valley Wine Shop in Sonoma, CA Broadway Market in Sonoma, CA Carneros Bistro in Sonoma, CA Saddles Restaurant in Sonoma, CA Meritage Restaurant in Sonoma, CA Della Santina's Trattoria in Sonoma, CA Plumpjack Restaurant in Squaw Valley, CA The Hobbit Restaurant in Orange County, CA Bar Boulud in NY, NY Blue Hill Restaurant in NY, NY Print. in NY, NY P.D. O'Hurley's @ West End in NY, NY The wine is also available in New York through: www.icebucketselections.com |
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