2003 Pinot Noir Bucher Vineyard

Wine Details
Place of Origin

United States

Russian River Valley

Sonoma

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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This winery's production was down 2,000 cases in 2003, mostly due to what winemaker Bob Cabral described as a "horrible" flowering during a cold and rainy period.Zinfandel yields were down virtually 50%, and the resulting wines are like zin essences.Almost all of the Williams-Selyem pinot noir fruit was picked between August 25 and September 15, and the harvest was complicated by a heat spike around Labor Day."The Rochiolis irrigated the Allen Vineyard for the first time since I've been at Williams-Selyem," said Cabral, who added that he would much rather add water to the vineyard than to the wine, which would have been necessary had the fruit dehydrated even more and the grape sugars risen even higher.Cabral continues to follow what he calls "cookbook" vinifications, in order to allow vineyard differences to express themselves.Almost all of the 2003 pinots were acidified, but not the Ferrington; the wines are nearly all in the 14% to 14.4% alcohol range.Cabral noted that he likes the Russian River Valley wines in 2003; he feels they're better balanced than those from the SonomaCoast, which he says show harder tannins and a more masculine style.