" The lineup begins with the 2007 Pinot
Noir Anderson Family, a medium ruby colored offering. It exhibits a
pleasing perfume of cedar, underbrush, spice box, strawberry and
raspberry. Relatively forward on the palate, it has ample racy red
fruits, a lively acid underpinning, good balance, and a seamless
finish. It will provide pleasure over the next 5 years."
90 points
The Wine Advocate
The Cliff Notes: The raspberry color opens to cinnamon spice,
shaved oak and tangy cherry. Mineral and savory with a tart cherry
core, the wine races through vanilla, oak, and meat before tailing
out on white pepper. Very young, this wine demands age, for which
its racy delicacy will reward; or food pairing, if the bottle must
be opened.
The Story: Typically shy, but atypically delicate in 2007,
my block from Anderson Family needs more time. As such, it is a
wine that will reward patience with nuanced and layered flavors in
the three- to four-year timeframe. Until then, as perhaps suggested
by its Nordic name, it reserves the option to bring the hammer of
Thor, best mollified by food, to your table.
Cases Produced: 96
The Building of: Small-lot wild yeast fermentations, 100%
barrel aged for 18 months in French oak barrels (one new, one
twice-filled, two neutral). Bottled unfined and unfiltered in March
of 2009.
Ageability: Hold it or absolutely decant to get it air
within its first three years. Well cellared you should anticipate
additional complexity during its first 10 years with a potential
12- to 20-year drinking horizon.
Alcohol: 13%
pH: 3.61
Vineyards: The steep and rocky South Block of
Anderson Family Vineyards is dry- farmed
17-year-old Dijon 115 clone Pinot noir. As such it is some of the
oldest Dijon clone Pinot noir in the state, and the site naturally
sets some of the smallest berries and clusters. Oh, and it always
delivers plenty of structure.
90 points
"The lineup begins with the 2007 Pinot Noir Anderson Family, a
medium ruby colored offering. It exhibits a pleasing perfume of
cedar, underbrush, spice box, strawberry, and raspberry. Relatively
forward on the palate, it has ample racy red fruits, a lively acid
underpinning, good balance and a seamless finish. It will provide
pleasure over the next 5 years."
The Wine Advocate - October 31, 2010
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