Sojourn Cellars Private Tasting with Craig Haserot
Jeff's Place
Tasted Saturday, May 21, 2011 by rocknroller with 453 views
Introduction
This was a private tasting of the 2009 Line up of Pinots from Sojourn Cellars along with several of their cabs hosted by proprieter Craig Haserot.
Flight 1 - Pinot Noir (5 Notes)
Flight 2 - Cabernet Sauvignon (3 Notes)
Closing
The highlight wine was the 2009 Ridgetop Pinot.
2009 Sojourn Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Medium ruby color. Nose shows cherry, light oak. The palate has good acid, cherry, mild tannins, a little herbal as well. On the whole very nice. I'm vasilating from 89-90 on this.
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2009 Sojourn Pinot Noir Rodgers Creek Vineyard Sonoma Coast 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Medium red color. This wine is from the coldest of Sojourn's vineyard sites and is predominantly (80%) Pommard clones. Vanilla, cherry, rspberry, forest floor, and mushrooms. The palate is tart with precise berry fruit follwoing to a long finish. 91+ to 92pts.
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2009 Sojourn Pinot Noir Sangiacomo Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Dark Garnet color. The nose shows really bright fruit, lush strawberry, raspberry, and less earth than the others now. The palate is not as lush, but coasts nicely, and has tangy acidity and follows with some spice on the finish.
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2009 Sojourn Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard Sonoma Coast 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Dark garnet color. This is the biggest of the 4 current releases, very Cali and not in a bad way. The fruit profile here shows some darker fruits, black cherry, black raspberry, with florals and less of the forest floor, but some minerality. The palate has crisp acid to balance the bigger fruit, subtle oak, and spice on a long finish. This drank considerably better from the start than the bottle a week ago. My favorite of the current releases.
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2009 Sojourn Pinot Noir Ridgetop Vineyard 94 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Dark garnet color. Sourced from fruit from a small vineyard parcel of Fred Shrader and Thomas Brown, this is a pre-release bonus bottle. The nose is more exotic offering copious amounts of earth, truffle, blueberries, black cherry, and aromatic florals. The palate is balanced with lovely acid, integrated tannins and shows a long finish. This was my overall fav of the pinots.
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