Santa Barbara Winemakers.
May 2009 Edition.
The Santa Barbara Wine Futures Tasting originally planned for SB Natural History Museum, the rescheduled at Fess Parker's Doubletree will be rescheduled to a date later in May. Winehound will contact ticket holders to make this announcement. The Jesusita fire is the cause of a major disaster in downtown SB. Will update with new date soon.
Sierra Madre Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007
Scores 94 Points!
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Santa Maria, CA - April 28, 2009 - Wine Insider News, the California based wine society of experts with more than 100 years experience in wine tastings, awarded Sierra Madre's 2007 Pinot Noir 94 points! "This brand new Pinot Noir opens beautifully inthe glass, with captivating aromas of ripe red cherry, violet, strawberry, and then launches forth with hedonistic flavors of red plums, spicy black cherry and scintillating notes of lavender follow. Long on the palate, this wine offers a sleek silky, cherry-strawberry finish with lightly toasted oak."
Sourced entirely from the winery's estate plantings in the cool Santa Maria Valley, winemaker Steve Rasmussen insisted on hand harvesting in the cool morning - a scenario ideally suited to Sierra Madre's unique coastal proximity. Burgundian techniques were employed and each clone was gently vinified as an individual lot. The wine was aged in 35% new French oak barrels, imparting a subtly toasty elegant wood character. 1772 cases of the 2007 Pinot Noir were produced.
It's no surprisethat this new winery, having released only two vintages, is garnering attention and admiration from the wine press. Winery owners, Jan and Doug Circle source 100% of the grapes for their wines from their own Sierra Madre Vineyard. The vineyard, purchased from Michael Mondavi in 2003, and located in one of the Central Coast's most coveted
appellations was first planted in 1971, and has long been recognized as
one of the state's finest cool climate vineyards. In fact, in the early 1980s, noted wine writer Mike Stepanovich called Sierra Madre Vineyard "one of the state's - make that the nation's - best Pinot Noir vineyards."
For decadeswine grapes from the Sierra Madre Vineyard have been used to make California's most sought after Pinot Noirs; from winemakers Lane Tanner, Ken Volk, Bob Lindquist and Ken Brown. Now with the acumen and agricultural background of owner/businessman, Doug Circle, and talents of long time winemaker Steve Rasmussen, the wines of Sierra Madre are poised to become the Central Coast's next cult wines.
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Sierra Madre Vineyard is located in Santa Maria, CA. The light-textured, well-drained, sandy-loam soils cultivated here nourish the low-yielding vines to set clusters with small berries, intense with flavor, color and concentration, all essential qualities for the top-level Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs that Sierra Madre Vineyard produces.
The 2006 inaugural release consisted of 155 cases of Chardonnay and 375 cases of Pinot Noir. In 2007, the winery produced 1770 cases of Pinot Noir, and 599 cases of Chardonnay. Sales inquiries should contact National Sales Manager, Sara Brewer, 305 205-3578, sara@sierramadrevineyard.com
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Santa Barbara Wine
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