Last year I was sent a present from a friend in New Jersey who
I’ve done tasting for in the past, unfortunately I don’t get to go over there
every time, I have do them over Skype, which is always fun, anyway I digress.
The bottle they sent me was a 2006 Deer Camp Carneros Pinot Noir, from the
Etude winery in Napa valley.
Founded 25 years ago by Tony Soter, as what he describes as a
philosophical state of mind, which is now a state of the art wine making
facility. Now in the hands of current winemaker Jon Priest and viticulturist
Franci Ashton in their pursuit of oenological perfection.
The Deer Camp Pinot Noir was their first single vineyard
designated Pinot Noir, from vineyards situated in the northwest corner of the Carneros
appellation, western facing and feature well drained, rocky, Kidd Stony Loam
soils. The Deer Camp name comes from an old deer camp structure that stands at
the base of the vineyard.
In the glass this wine had a deep, dark cherry colour, with wonderful
intense aromas of dark fruit, Cherries and Blueberries, while on the palate you
get all the fruit and a touch of savoury herbs, Bay leaves. To go with this you
get very fine, elegant tannins which add a silky texture to the wine, a great
acidity to balance all this and the length of flavour that keeps going on and
on, making an incredibly well-crafted wine.
For
me this was an amazing wine, which I can’t recommend highly enough, and I have
to say for me rivals anything that is produced in Burgundy, Pinot Noir’s
homeland.
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