2011 on the Sonoma Coast

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SFJoe

Joe Dougherty
Interesting article by Jon Bonne on pinot noir from the cool 2011 vintage in coastal Sonoma. I haven't had a single one of the wines, but I wonder if anyone has, and if they have a comment.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
2011 on the Sonoma CoastInteresting article by Jon Bonne on pinot noir from the cool 2011 vintage in coastal Sonoma. I haven't had a single one of the wines, but I wonder if anyone has, and if they have a comment.
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I'm sure I had some of them at IPOB back in February. The quality was pretty high across the board, but I couldn't tell many apart. That could be because I was unfamiliar with many of them.
 
I met John the winemaker at Ceritas in May and he said a lot of the same things in the Jon Bonne article. Some of his coolest vineyards were a struggle and he didn't bottle any Pinot Noir as single vineyard cuvées. All the grapes went into the Costalina as a blend.

I am a fan of that bottle too.

Also like the 2010 Pinots from the Dundee Hill area of Oregon, and I've heard that was a cool wet year also.
 
originally posted by Marc D:
I met John the winemaker at Ceritas in May and he said a lot of the same things in the Jon Bonne article. Some of his coolest vineyards were a struggle and he didn't bottle any Pinot Noir as single vineyard cuvées. All the grapes went into the Costalina as a blend.

I am a fan of that bottle too.

Also like the 2010 Pinots from the Dundee Hill area of Oregon, and I've heard that was a cool wet year also.
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FWIW, I worked in the same facility as John Raytek for one year and spent more than a few moments picking his brain. His time at Copain served him well but I got the impression that he wanted to try stuff. I remember a submerged cap fermentation of Syrah that was compelling and a carbonic maceration of Syrah that was not. The guy has game.
And damn good sources.
I suspect that most of what he actually releases under the Ceritas label will be worth trying. Some of it, will be much more than that.
One man's opinion.
Best, Jim
 
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