Community Tasting Note

Senso-beak wrote:

Friday, April 1, 2011 - PnP with Sockeye fillet, light bodied, pink to clear at the edges. Pinot musk, oak and mushroom, with a mineral edge and red fruits. Deft weight and balance. Lots of sour cherry and strawberry on the palate, perhaps slight brett, perhaps just the sour notes. Some greenness. Smooth with decent finish. Drink now. Day two under vac-u-vin showing somewhat darker profile, but also slightly faded...coaxing yields some cola notes, with additional tart cranberry on the palate.

First planted in 1980 by farmer David Hirsch, the Hirsch Vineyard is located on the mountain ridges above the northern California town of Fort Ross at 1500 feet above the ocean surface and 3.5 miles as the crow flies from its crashing waves. One of the pioneers of a region known as the Extreme Sonoma Coast, this 72 acre vineyard is planted mostly with Pinot Noir which thrives above the fog line in the unique and powerful mix of sunlight and cool ocean breezes. Within several years of its planting, the vineyard was recognized as a top source of Pinot Noir.

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