2021 Pinot Noir Wild Thyme Vineyard
Appellation
Fort Ross - Seaview
We planted the Wild Thyme Vineyard with clones Pommard and 943 in the year 2009. It sits along the ridge-line between our Three Sisters Vineyard and our Blue Slide Ridge Vineyard, on the edge of a sheer canyon that the old timers refer to as “Devil’s Canyon”. The vineyard is just above the fogbank that hugs these coastal cliffs, allowing for this Pinot Noir to ripen slowly, developing layers of complexity and flavor. Wild Thyme Vineyard is named for the wild thyme that grows abundantly at this location, and for the wild times we have had as a family while drinking wine on this property since the 1860s
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Fort Ross - Seaview
Vineyard Designation
Wild Thyme
Alcohol %
15.1
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
We planted the Wild Thyme Vineyard with clones Pommard and 943 in the year
2009. It sits along the ridge-line between our Three Sisters Vineyard and our Blue
Slide Ridge Vineyard, on the edge of a sheer canyon that the old timers refer to as
“Devil’s Canyon”. The vineyard is just above the fogbank that hugs these coastal
cliffs, allowing for this Pinot Noir to ripen slowly, developing layers of complexity
and flavor. Wild Thyme Vineyard is named for the wild thyme that grows
abundantly at this location, and for the wild times we have had as a family while
drinking wine on this property since the 1860s
Winemaker Notes
The 2019 season was overall very cool with record rainfall for Sonoma County in
February. The vines however were not affected by this because they were still
dormant at the time. Similar to the 2018 season, spring and summer were
moderate in temperature and ripening developed gradually and under minimal
stress. This year was in fact so similar to 2018 that we began harvest the same
day, on September 10th. Unfortunately another wildfire hit the region at the end of
October, but luckily none of our vineyards were affected. The winery and many
employees were evacuated, but we were able to keep an eye on the new vintage
with a skeleton crew. The quality was not impacted and we are very excited at the
concentration of flavors in this vintage
