♦ 2006 Pinot Noir ♦

Vineyard: Bailey’s Branciforte Ridge Vineyard
Appellation: Santa Cruz Mountains
Wine: 100% Pinot Noir
Alcohol: 13.6%
Production: 227 cases




 

This is a newer Pinot Noir Vineyard located in the Vine Hill area near our old Estate Winery location on Jarvis Road. It was planted in 1999 and consists of Dijon clones 667 and 115. It is meticulously tended and is a showcase vineyard for showing off Pinot Noir cultivation in the Santa Cruz Mountains at its best.

The Vineyard is at a high enough elevation (around 1,200 feet) to be out of the fog on most days but is low enough to have very cool nights from the Pacific Ocean. These conditions produce a very intense wine with great depth of flavors and the ability to age beautifully for at least two decades from the vintage.

 

Our 2006 has incredible depth and density compared to Pinot Noirs from other regions. There is a very rich and deep fruit component along with a lot of the earth and spice of the Santa Cruz Mountains Appellation Pinots.

This vintage in the Santa Cruz Mountains was one with a long, cool ripening period that resulted in wines of terrific subtlety and complexity. This wine is big and powerful but it also has elegance and complexity in its youth that comes from great growing conditions in at this vineyard location.