Ribbon Ridge Vineyard Pinot noir 07

2006 Vintage Tasting Notes

2006 Wine Spectator - 91 points - Lithe and generous, a plush mouthful of spicy raspberry, cherry, and a lingering grace note of mint as the finish sails on and on. Beautifully done all around. Drink now through 2013. - H.S.

This is a remarkable wine, coming from such a young Estate vineyard (3rd leaf). It says a lot about the Ribbon Ridge area, that Beaux Freres, Patricia Green, Penner Ash, and now Ribbon Ridge are all making exceptional wines from this small, steeply canted valley west of Newberg.

From the winery: "The wine is extraordinarily soft, elegant, and complex for third-leaf fruit. The 60% Pommard-clone fruit provides a juicy foundation of black cherries and purple plum with the Dijon 777-clone fruit adding some brighter overtones of red berries and cherry. Subtle hints of violets add to the elegance of the wine and the French oak gives it a long, toasty finish. The wine is nicely structured and is very drinkable now but will get even better with some bottle age."