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Redman Vineyard on Ribbon Ridge experienced dry, cold winter and early spring followed by a mostly warmer and drier than normal May through September. Above high temperatures offered good overall growth and ripening conditions. In August, Redman Vineyard dropped 50% of its clust ers to produce quality, not quantity. Average cluster weight for the 4th year Pinot Noir was .23 lbs.
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Redman Vineyards young vines produced a healthy crop of large, tight clusters that ripened evenly thanks to the late season warm weather and ideal picking conditions on September 21, 2009! Pickers arrived at 6:45 AM and were in the vineyard with buckets and clippers at 7:17 AM, all 40 of them. They completed picking just under 23 tons of fruit at 1:30 PM.
The fruit was transported in totes to Adelsheim where they were sorted and fermented for 15 days. We pressed the grapes into French oak barrels: 20% new and 80% neutral. The Redman Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir is: 25% 777 clones, 25% Pommard, 25% 667 clones, 15% 115 clones and 10% 114 clones. Aged 11 months in barrels and bottled August 25, 2010. |
TASTING NOTES:
Red fruit; raspberries, cherries, strawberries. Elegant, delicate. Wonderful floral aromas of rose pedals. Long finish with mild tannins.
WINE PRESS NORTHWEST, Spring, 2011 ~ EXCELLENT.
Ribbon Ridge is a fascinating little application in the northern Willamette Valley, whose grapes can result in a broad range of wines. This is on the delicate side, with aromas of rose petals, strawberries and blood oranges on the aromas and elegant red fruit flavors backed by mild tannins.
2009 Redman Vineyard Ribbon Ridge AVA 166 cases
13.9 % alc. $30. Ribbon Ridge AVA Pinot Noir
Cathy hopes you enjoy this wine as much as she enjoyed producing it.
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