We tried this trio at our Pig+Fig tasting on Wed:
1. Boheme PinotNoir EnglishHillVnyd/SonomaCoast (13.5%; Hrvstd: Sept 5-7; Y=2.03 tons/acre; Clones: Dijon 115 & 667/Vosne-Romanee/Calera; Aged: 18 mo in 20% new Fr.Burgundy brls) 2016:Very dark color w/ slight bricking; fairly cherry/PN light cedary/pencilly/oldRed slight Burgundian fairly perfumed nose; fairly soft light cedary/pencilly/oldRed very light cherry/PN somewhat light/subtle bit complex flavor w/ light tannins; med.long light finish that tracks flavor; showing more signs of its age & further along than the other two.
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2. Boheme PinotNoir TaylorRidgeVnd/SonomaCoast (13.9%; Swan Slctn; Hrvstd: Sept 17; Y=0.89 tons/acre; Aged: 18 mo in 20% new Fr.Burgundy brl) 2016:Dark color w/ slight bricking; rather shy/light cherry/PN very slight pencilly/cedary/oldRed lightly tart much richer black cherry/PN very slight cedary/pencilly/mature light toasty/Fr.oak Red bit Burgundian complex flavor w/ light gentle tannins; fairly smooth fully mature black cherry/PN finish w/ soft rich tannins; light Burgundian character and fully mature lovely Calif Pinot.
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3. Boheme PinotNoir StullerVnyd/SonomaCoast (13.7%; Dijon 115 on clay loam/Dijon 667 on gravelly hilltop; Hrvstd: Sept 8-15; Y=0.47 tons/acre; Aged: 18 mo in 25% new Fr.Burgundy brls) 2016: Very dark color w/ slight bricking; strong black cherry/PN/cherry fairly earthy/Burgundian light toasty/Fr.oak nose; bit soft fairly rich/lush black cherry/PN light toasty/Fr.oak some Burgundian round/smooth some subtle black cherry/PN rather complex flavor w/ light gentle tannins; very long/lingering smooth/round bit Burgundian finish that tracks flavor; pretty much in a perfect place right now; quite a beautiful fully mature Calif PN.
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More jillyjelly from The BloodyPulpit:
1 . Boheme is the wnry located in SonomaCnty that specializes in cold-climate grown wines, mostly from the SonomaCoast. Owned/run by KurtBeitler of the Wagner/Caymus family. He was recruited to plant their PinotNoir vnyd out on TaylorLane. It is one of the few vnyds trained to the pergola system because they were worried about ripening in the c-c on TaylorLane far SonomaCoast climate. "Dorothy, we're not in Napa anymore"!!
I first met Kurt when he started making the Syrah from AlRago's QueSyrah vnyd out at the end of TaylorLane after EhrenJordan gave up on the vnyd. We used to buy a fair amount of Kurt's wines some yrs ago but they sorta fell off our radar. I think Kurt is more interested in making wine then he is in marketing them. He has a tasting room in downtowm Metropolitan Occidental.
The EnglishHill vnyd was planted by Kurt some yrs ago & contains both PinotNoir & Syrah. It's on a high hill overlooking the village of Sebastopol off in the distance. He has some very special Pinot in there that came directly from Burgundy. I forget the exact story.
The TaylorRidge vnyd is just up the TaylorLane from QueSyrah & is owned by Vince Rago, Al's son. The StullerVnyd is a few miles to the North & West of the TaylorRidge vnyd. But definitely a c-c vnyd & rather isolated.
Of these three Pinots, I thought the English Hill a bit further along but still a pleasure to drink. The Stuller was pretty much in a perfect place.
Anyway, these three Pinots from my archives were quite impressive. Boheme is one of the unsung treasures of Sonoma Coast and worth making the journey up to Occidental to try/buy.
Tom