Saintsbury
2012 Pinot Noir
"Brown Ranch"
Los Carneros AVA
Auction 17 | Lot No. 50
Vintage: 2012
Saintsbury
Pinot Noir
Los Carneros
20 cases produced
Description
What a difference a year makes! From our shortest crop ever at one ton per acre in 2011, to a year of bounty in 2012 when Mother Nature was extra generous with both remarkable quantity and stunning quality—what an Amazonian feat! With this wine we revert to the tried-and-true Brown Ranch blocks used for our Premiere Napa Valley wine for the past 10 years—G and H. These blocks are located at the back of the ranch. Planted here on the most exposed promontory with the rockiest of droughty soils is the great Pommard clone, which thrives in these challenges. Our 2013 Premiere lot encompasses the mantle of great site adversity, draping the broad shoulders of the kingly Pommard in a coolly wonderful growing season capped with the best Indian Summer experience since 1999—in a word, magnificent! Twenty cases for all you big boys and girls out there.
Wine Facts
- pH: 3.64000
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Tasting Chart
| bone dry |
|
very sweet |
| light body |
|
very full bodied |
| soft, gentle |
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very crisp |
| no tannins |
|
heavy tannins |
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Jerome Chery
Winemaker, Saintsbury
Upon graduation from the University of Burgundy with a winemaking diploma, I moved to Napa Valley in 1997 and focused my winemaking career on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Prior to Saintsbury, I worked at Littorai Wines under the tutelage of Ted Lemon, crafting Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Sonoma Coast, Anderson Valley and Russian River Valley appellations
Country born: France
Education: Diplome National d'Oenologue, Universite de Bourgogne, 1994
Years in the wine industry: 10-15 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
I try to preserve fruit and flavor intensity all the way through the process of winemaking, regardless of the final use for each lot made at Saintsbury. I think that the motto "less is better" works wonderfully well with the two famous Burgundy varieties.
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Other Premiere Napa Valley Wines available from WineBid:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Frank Family Vineyards | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | Winston Hill Block 5 (Heart Block) | 21 (2017) |
| von Strasser Winery | 2015 | Red Wine | Diamond Mountain District | Sori Bricco | 21 (2017) |
| Corison Winery | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Premiere Reserve | 20 (2016) |
| LATERAL | 2014 | Cabernet Franc | Los Carneros | 20 (2016) | |
| Tierra Roja Vineyards | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | Katharine's Blend | 19 (2015) |
| Gallica | 2012 | Red Wine | Oakville | 18 (2014) | |
| Saintsbury | 2012 | Pinot Noir | Los Carneros | Brown Ranch | 17 (2013) |
| Saintsbury | 2011 | Pinot Noir | Los Carneros | Brown Ranch | 16 (2012) |
| Schrader Cellars, LLC | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Double Diamond Never Ever Cuvee | 16 (2012) |
| Pride Mountain Vineyards | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | The Brother and Sister of (Volcanic) Rock | 15 (2011) |
| Shafer Vineyards | 2008 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | Sunspot Vineyard | 14 (2010) |
| Antica Napa Valley - Antinori Family Wine Estate | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Townsend Vineyard | 13 (2009) |
| Ceja Vineyards | 2006 | Pinot Noir | Los Carneros | 12 (2008) | |
| J. Davies Vineyards | 2006 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | McEachran Tierra Luna | 12 (2008) |
| Ceja Vineyards | 2005 | Pinot Noir | Los Carneros | 11 (2007) | |
| Ladera Vineyards | 2003 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 9 (2005) | |
| Cornerstone Cellars | 2001 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Howell Mountain | 7 (2003) |
Winery Distribution
Saintsbury is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Domestic:
- California (Vintage Wine Marketing)
- Colorado (Breakthru Beverage)
- Florida (Breakthru Beverage)
- Louisiana (Wines Unlimited)
- Maryland (Breakthru Beverage)
- New Jersey (Allied Beverage)
- New York (Banville)
- North Carolina (Mutual )
International:
- Japan (Hotei Wines)