Ribbon Ridge Winery Pinot noir Ridgecrest Vineyard 02

Ribbon Ridge Winery Pinot noir Ridgecrest Vineyard 02
$53.95 - Case price (any 12 or more bottles) Price: $59.95 Ribbon Ridge Winery Pinot noir Ridgecrest Vineyard 02: Wine Advocate (Parker) 93 points: "Medium to dark ruby-colored it offers aromatic as well as flavor profiles packed with lush blackberries, assorted dark fruit, and chocolate. Medium to full-bodied, this is a big, dense, powerful Pinot of considerable concentration, depth , and length. A slight trace of alcoholic warmth can be discerned in its finish. Projected maturity: 2006-2014. Pierre Rovani." Harry describes this as the opposite of the Chehalem Reserve Pinot noir- for that wine he picks out the most "feminine" barrels, silky, delicate fruit flavors. For this Ribbon Ridge Pinot noir, he picks the "masculine" barrels, the big, bold, darkest, fullest, most robust barrels. Not currently available to order. May be out of stock or sold out. Inquire at 541-752-7418 or store@avalonwine.com

Detailed Info, Previous Vintage Notes, Reviews:

Burghound 92 points: "Elegant, pure and beautifully detailed high-toned red fruit aromas merge into complex and exceptionally spicy medium full flavors that display under tones of licorice and clove. There is abundant midpalate sap to buffer the robust, powerful and tight tannins yet this is a highly seductive effort as the finish possesses a dust and a velvet quality. This is a first rate effort with outstanding concentration with just a hint of finishing warmth. 92/2008+ Allan Meadows."

From Pinotfile Newsletter 6/05: "Harry Peterson-Nedry planted grapes on Ribbon Ridge at the extreme, western end of the Chehalem Mountains in 1982 and named the vineyard Ridgecrest Vineyard. This is the first release of Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir from the 37 acre estate, the oldest and best situated plantings on Ribbon Ridge. The 2002 Pinot Noir is Peterson-Nedry's first private label release. Production was only 250 cases. Both the Wine Advocate and the Burghound rated this release first rate."

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