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Dusky Goose Pinot noir |
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Dusky isn't submitted to reviewers. The owners don't advertise.. With a cult following and a string of consistently mesmerizing vintages, their two Pinot noirs sits at the top of savvy wine collectors' wish lists. "The Dusky", as fans refer to it, is a collaboration between owner John Carter and winemaker Lynn Penner Ash (Penner Ash Cellars). If we had a case of Dusky Goose for every time we've been asked when the new Pinot will be released, we'd have the whole production! So much anticipation and expectation...and it always delivers. Dusky Goose is the realization of the dream of John and Linda Carter, born in Pendelton, Oregon, to produce a small amount of wine that epitomizes the best the Dundee Hills terroir can produce. Made exclusively from Dundee Hills AVA fruit, the wine epitomizes all that the area is known for. Dusky Goose's Rambouillet Vineyard The Rambouillet Vineyard is surrounded by the famous Arcus, Maresh, Bergstrom, Weber, Ana, Le Pavillon, and Winderlea Vineyards in the Dundee Hills. The Rambouillet Vineyard's first vintage was 2004, and the grapes were combined with Dundee Hills grapes to make the 2004, 2005, and 2006 Dusky Goose Pinot noir, an increasing percentage of the grapes coming from Rambouillet in each successive vintage. The first Rambouillet Reserve Pinot noir, the 2006 vintage,was released in December 2008. The current vintage, as of December 2011, is the 2008. At right, Owners Linda and John Carter Winemaker Lynn Penner Ash (best known for her leading Oregon winery Penner Ash Cellars) describes the wines of the Rambouillet Vineyard: "There is an incredible dried cherry quality that is unique to that area," she says. "The fruit smells like dried cherry tea, and then moves into a ripe red pear mouth feel. The fruit has a creamy textural feel when it is ready to pick, and in the winery it produces a very focused red fruited wine that is incredibly rich and sweet." "People put the (Dusky Goose) wine in their mouth and they say 'Oh my God!' Somehow this site produces wines with an incredibly sweet and rich mid mouth feel. It has a high yumm factor," exclaims Penner-Ash, "I don't know how else to describe it! 
Dusky Goose's Owners Dusky Goose is the dream's fulfillment of ohn and Linda Carter, Oregon natives. John was born and raised in Pendleton, Oregon, one of a third-generation family of wheat and cattle ranchers. After Stanford University and Harvard Law School, he spent a career in the San Francisco Bay Area, first as a partner in a large San Francisco law firm, then with the engineering and construction firm Bechtel. He retired from Bechtel in 2002, and returned to Oregon, where he has various interests. The Dusky Goose Pinot noir is his first venture into making wine. At right, Owners Linda and John Carter Linda Carter was also born and raised in Pendleton, Oregon. Her family goes even further back to the early days of Oregon agriculture, and remains actively involved today as well in the Pendleton area. Linda graduated from Juilliard School of Music in New York City, and received a masters degree from the University of Michigan. Linda also performed in New York with the Jose Limon Dance Company, and other notable modern dance groups. She later headed the dance department at Scripps College in Claremont, California until after she and John were married in 1977, and she relocated to the San Francisco area. John and Linda spend their time in Oregon in several places, including Portland, Pendleton, and the Bend area. Their agricultural adventure and passion is the Rambouillet Vineyard and Dusky Goose Pinot noir. For more information read Dusky Goose: Delivering on the Promise 8-16-08 The Wines of Dusky Goose
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Dusky Goose is the ultimate insider Oregon Pinot.
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