While you’ve undoubtedly heard how cold it was in 2010, and how many areas had difficulty ripening fruit, Pinot Noir didn’t suffer at all. At least not the areas where we source our fruit In fact, with the long, cool growing season, we got nearly an extra month of hang time on the vine than in "normal" years. That resulted in awesome fruit and even more awesome wines!
All the wines are in bottle now, and they’re already showing better than the 2009s did at this point. And that’s saying a lot – since the 2009s were the best wines we’d ever made prior to the 2010s. I know (and in my best Vincent Vega impersonation from Pulp Fiction) that’s a bold statement. And I also realize it continues to stretch the limits of our credibility by saying each year is better than the last. But with this run from 2007 to 2010, that’s simply the truth. Based on my palate, these are some tasty wines (with apologies to Jules, also from Pulp Fiction). Some of the credit goes to Mother Nature, but (and I say this with as much humility as I can muster) a fair bit of the credit also goes to us. We’re simply getting better at what we do, mostly due to having a much deeper pool of knowledge and experience to draw upon.
In general, our 2010s are very velvety in structure, with a density and purity of fruit beyond anything we’ve seen – while retaining a graceful feel to them. Hard to describe, but fascinating to taste. While somewhat similar to our 2009s, the 2010s will be a touch deeper and a bit more refined. If you liked the 2009, you’ll love the 2010s!
The Save-a-Bundle Bundle!
Get a mixed case containing 2 Graham, 2 Keefer Ranch,
2 Durell, 3 Rosella’s and 3 Garys’ for only $499!
All New! Half-Bottle 3-Packs
Once again, we’ve decided to offer up a few of our wines
in 375ml bottles!
Keefer Ranch Vineyard
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Garys’ Vineyard
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The Fall Release wines are now available for purchase to List Members through our
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We’re having an Open House at the winery on Saturday, August 27th from 11AM to 5PM where you’ll be able to pick up your 2010 Futures and 2010 Fall Release wines months before we’d be able to ship them to you. We’ll have some tasty food and ALL the 2010s open to taste. We’ll also have some library wines for sale as well as other special deals. You seriously don’t want to miss out on all the fun! We hope to see you then!
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