Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Cerise Vineyard

Current Vintage: 2007

In the 2005 vintage, Saintsbury marked its first release of a vineyard
designated Pinot Noir from outside of the Carneros AVA with the Cerise Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir. Cerise is a well-known vineyard planted on the steep slopes of the southwest facing hills just north of the town of Booneville. The estate is comprised of 37 planted acres in many small blocks ranging over the 200 acre site. Saintsbury’s blocks are located at the higher elevations between 700-1,000 feet with southerly through northwesterly aspects on slopes of 10-25 degrees.
Shallow gravelly loam soils predominate and combined with the steep aspect and excellent drainage give shy yields in the 1.5–2.5 tons/acre.

With the third vintage of Cerise Pinot Noir in 2007, we see once again, the heady perfume of dark berry spiciness mixed with an undercurrent of herbal intrigue. The sunny but cool and breezy days of this northern coastal valley offer great acidity with a fine backbone of ripe tannins that together provide a structural core balancing the concentrated black cherry mid-palate. A delicious and definite keeper!

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