Evesham Wood Pinot noir "La Grive Bleue" 08
Evesham Wood La Grive Bleue Pinot noir 08 - Lush, juicy, perfumed and expressive. Silky red fruits, delicate herbs and mint, and warm spice. Always a limited wine, the 2008 was a low-yielding year so this is very limited. From the twelve year-old, northeast block of Evesham Wood's organically certified, dry farmed estate vineyard. - Marcus
Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
Made from Evesham Wood's organically-farmed estate vineyard, the 07 La Grive Bleue is filled with forest scents, brambly raspberries, dried herbs, and cinnamon. Elegantly styled, it's a perfect Pinot noir to have with food. For fans of subtle, graceful wines, this is an outstanding value. - Marcus
Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
Winemaker's notes: "Once referred to as our young-vine estate pinot bottling, now with 12 years of vine age, we’ve decided to continue producing this wine separately from our Le Puits Sec pinot. This is due to the distinctive alluvial soil in this section of the vineyard and to the different clones of the variety (Dijon # 777 and 114) that are unique to the parcel. In 2007, this was probably the ripest estate fruit we harvested. The resulting wine’s aroma and flavor shows a brighter cherry and strawberry component that is more typical of the cooler 2007 vintage.
Although this doesn’t have the concentration of its 2006 counterpart, the texture on the pallet is surprisingly broad and round for the vintage - an elegant and silky rendition of our estate pinot noir, that one need not wait to enjoy. It was aged for 15 months in French oak barrels (15% new), and bottled without fining or filtration. Certified organically grown grapes. 300 cases produced."
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