Fruit from the Sangiacomo Roberts Road Vineyard, Windsor Oaks Vineyard and a touch of Small Vines Estate Vineyard provides the foundation for our 2006 Sonoma Coast Pinot noir.
This wine is a blend of six clones from different vineyards, which provide substantial layers of complexity.
The Windsor Oaks component is a new vineyard for Sojourn in 2006 and is a crossover vineyard straddling both the Sonoma Coast and Russian River Valley appellations. The blocks from this vineyard provide a great base on which to layer the additional components.
We were also able to obtain a small amount of fruit from Small Vines, which contributes a wonderful forest floor element.
The nose on this wine shows pomegranate, cherry and currants. In the mouth, roasted herbs and damp earth, as well as vanilla from the new French oak barrels, dominate the palate.
At $36, we have met our goal of making a terrific under $40 Pinot noir.