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Item Number: 7439

UPC: 0794504658606

Country: USA
Region: California Sub Region: Sonoma
Appellation/AVA: Russian River Valley
Vineyard Designation: Starr Ridge Vineyard
Vintage: 2012
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.1


About the Vineyard: The Starr Ridge Vineyard, owned by the Baker Family, is the warmest of Davis' Pinot Noir sites. Being north of the transition where the Russian River turns west toward the Pacific Ocean, it has a more diffused nature to the fog and reaches temperatures a couple of degrees above those of the Davis family estate Soul Patch Vineyard most days. It's a very slight difference but added up over the 240-day growing season, it is just enough to give a unique and luscious mid-palate and darker red fruits than the other two wines. Starr Ridge Vineyard is planted to 22 acres of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, planted in 1996 by Gary Farrell. The vineyard is located on an eastern facing slope of in the Windsor Hills area of the Russian River Valley. Guy hand selects Pinot Noir from this vineyard that best highlights the specific micro-climate of the sub-appelation.