Just a quick note to bring your attention to Evening Land Vineyards (ELV), a fairly large operation with wineries in Burgundy, Oregon and also here in the Santa Rita Hills – they specialize in Pinot Noir and make some Chardonnay as well.
Evening Land Vineyard
Their tasting room will be opening in a little over a month’s time, on March 4th, in the Wine Ghetto…more information to follow on this as I am sure it will be a great event.
Sashi Moorman the head winemaker at ELV in California.
In the meantime below, is a tasting note of my favorite of their local Pinots. The grapes are sourced from a beautifully tended vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills AVA, called Tempest. Take note of this name, as the names of Burgundy vineyards are remembered and each vintage chronicled, I believe one day too wine drinkers will look back upon the different vintages of the Tempest, comparing intricate differences between the years.
2009 Evening Land Vineyard, Tempest, Pinot Noir -
Dense, concentrated cherry fruit on the nose. Perfumed scents
of violets and rose petals. Minerality too in the form of pencil
shavings. Palate is well balanced with crunchy cranberry flavors.
Long lasting refreshing finish.
$60, online at ELV store, also a lot of ELV’s wines are available
at the Winehound at various price points
