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Normally $112. Only 150 six packs of this wine was made. "Attractively scented wine with delicate floral and cherry aromas. It has a toasty/savoury influence on the palate plus a slight “wild herbs” (or it it thyme?) character on the palate. A layered, complex wine from a good vintage. Ageing well but with potential." 93/100 Bob Campbell.
Rocky Knoll is in effect their first Grand Cru vineyard at Amisfield. It is a block within a block, delineated by its soil type, aspect and slope. It is planted to 100% Dijon clones and sits on an east/west oriented ridge with about 2/3 of the vines facing due south, away from the sun. The north facing zone, called zone 5, faces into the sun and yet is picked last reinforcing the fact that Pinot Noir quality is not directly related to heat accumulation. The soils are semi-arid, glacial moraine with large stones on the surface. These stones absorb sunlight during the day and re-release their heat at night. This in turn keeps the vines slightly warmer at night allowing for slightly higher respiration, which expresses itself in slightly lower acidity, higher colour intensity and riper, sweeter tannins at harvest. The 2006 is the first opportunity to make a single vineyard wine from this block since 2003 and they havent released another vintage after 2006 either. Nice to get a great deal on this top aged pinot noir.
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