Our very own Andrew Ferguson worked the harvest of 2002 in the cellars at Flowers Vineyards and Winery way out on the Sonoma Coast, and gives us updated vintage reports, and the whereabouts the recently former Flowers winemaker Ross Cobb and his adventures at the Coastlands Vineyard and his own label!
2006 Cobb Wines Coastlands Vineyard (Winemaker Notes)"Coastlands Vineyard is the original planting of Cobb Wines and represents some of the oldest Pinot noir vines on the Sonoma Coast. This 15-acre vineyard has an elevation of 900 to 1200 feet and sits on a ridge that overlooks the Pacific Ocean four miles to the west. The varieties of Pinot noir at Coastlands include Pommard, Martini, Wadenswil, and Mt. Eden. The "extreme coastal" weather of Coastlands produces some of the most outstanding Pinot noir fruit in the country. Occasionally, periods of Spring rain or heavy fog can cause the vineyard's yield to be very low, or in some years nonexistent. However, 2006 was an exceptional year at Coastlands, allowing a harvest of over two tons per acre of excellent fruit. 290 cases produced. 16 months in barrel. 35% new French oak. 13.8% alcohol.
Winemaker's notes: "Dark ruby color. Aromas and flavors of raspberry, cherry, plum, and cola; white pepper, spice, earth, minerals, and flint. A very distinct wine with a luscious, creamy finish." "
Congratulations to Ross and his Wife, Cindy, on the birth of their baby girl!
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