Wishing you a very happy spring from Fort Ross Vineyard! We love to see our vineyard & garden in full bloom, and it's been wonderful to see many of you come by to enjoy it with us. Budbreak officially began on February 18th - an early year for us due to a warm & dry spell. We were on frost watch a few days after, but fortunately the temperatures never dipped below freezing and our young shoots have continued to flourish.
With spring on our mind, we are pleased to tell you more about our latest releases coming in your next club shipment. We have three lovely springtime wines, all from the 2019 vintage: Mother of Pearl Chardonnay, Bicentennial Pinot Noir, and Top of Land Pinot Noir. Be sure to check out our spring recipe guide as well.
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94 POINTS - JEB DUNNUCK Beautiful stone fruits, white flowers, toasted brioche, and subtle background oak all give way to a medium-bodied, vibrant, incredibly pure Chardonnay with a good spine of acidity and outstanding length.
92 POINTS - WINE & SPIRITS Sanguine and salty, this has a delicate, fine abrasion to its fruit tannins; firm and juicy in the middle, this ends on notes of dried earth and crushed rock.
93+ POINTS - JEB DUNNUCK
Tight, focused aromas and flavors of mulberries and crunchy cherry fruit to go with notes of sappy herbs, crushed stone, and flowers. Beautifully focused, with notable precision and purity as well as solid mid-palate depth.
92 POINTS - WINE ENTHUSIAST
Pomegranate, raspberry, dark cherry and black tea accent the supple tannins and lengthy spice.
91 POINTS - WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE
Emerges as an elegant, long and gentle red. A touch creamy with oak, this isn't pushed..it is clean and pretty.
94 POINTS - WINE ENTHUSIAST Vibrant flavors of apple, Asian pear and melon give it substance within a light, refined style
92 POINTS - WINE SPECTATOR A refined and open-textured style, with spicy richness to the cream-filled white fruit flavors. Pastry accents midpalate lead to buttery notes on the fresh and engaging finish.
92 POINTS - JEB DUNNUCK Beautiful crushed citrus, lemon, white flower, green almond, and spice-driven aromas and flavors.
★★★★ - THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Aromas and flavors of melon, Meyer lemon, hazelnut and a hint of toffee
93 Points - Wine Spectator Suave, with a delicate mix of vibrant cherry, currant and huckleberry flavors that are backed by crunchy acidity. Shows minerally richness on the fine-textured finish.
93 Points - Wine Spectator Suave, with a delicate mix of vibrant cherry, currant and huckleberry flavors that are backed by crunchy acidity. Shows minerally richness on the fine-textured finish.
93 POINTS - WINE & SPIRITS Cranberries and blackberries, with the high-toned lift of roses. It's enriched by the tannins of new oak, big in scale and lasting in flavor.
