Roots Crosshairs Cuvee Pinot noir 07
Roots Crosshairs Cuvee is an outstanding value Pinot, made by blending young and old vine Pinot noir.
Previous vintage notes: Pretty floral aromas and sweet cherry perfume beckon you. Delicate earth hints are wrapped around the elegant, cherry core. Lively and vibrant--set your sights on a case. The only downside of the Roots Pinot noir is that it disappears quickly! Once again, Chris Berg delivers a delicious Pinot under his "Roots" label. The 2005 Crosshairs Cuvee a blend of 25 year-old Pommard Clone Pinot and 5 year-old Dijon Clone 777.
"Moderately light garnet color. The aromas explode in the glass over time revealing black cherries, baking spices, herbs and forest floor. Light in weight and elegant in style with an earthy undertone. Softly textured with gossamer tannins and a good acid spine. A feminine styled wine with enough cleavage to please." Rusty Gaffney, Pinotphile.com
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2004 Vintge Notes
Excellent value! Chris Berg's small Estate vineyard across the valley from Ribbon Ridge, made from young vines, showing a lot of depth and nice flavors. This wine has quite a following with Avalon customers. It's a lot of quality for the price.
2004 tasting notes: What a yummball! This is a big, fruity, spicy crowdpleaser. A light nose of rose and floral/herbal notes mingles with hints of pie cherry fruit. Flavors are of sweet red fruit, black raspberry and blackberry, pie spice, a bit of tannins but not intrusive, and nice acidity with good balance for cellaring, remarkable at this price. 2004's cooler summer and small harvest make for concentrated, well balanced Pinots, ready to drink, lower in alcohol than the 2003's - a vintage to grab, especially at this price. -jy
Most of the fruit came from the upper block of his vineyard, a block comprised of Pinot noir clones 113, 115, and 777. The wine was aged in 30% new Francois Freres oak (Allier and Nevar), 40% year old Francois Freres and Gillet oak, 10% neutral oak, and 20% Hungarian oak.
Chris Berg is winemaker for several different wineries and has worked at Rex Hill and Archery Summit. He has a small 6 acre vineyard , from which he produced this wine, his second vintage.From the winery: Beginning, Belonging, Becoming. Roots symbolizes origin, ancestry and birthplace.
Racine, the French
word for root, is owner Chris Berg’s own birthplace. Roots also symbolizes
family ties and community
support as well as growth and the future’s awesome potential.
