I just placed my order for the 2007 releases of Chasseur Pinot Noir, thanks to a friend who has been on their mailing list for quite some time. I’m looking forward to putting some of these wines alongside the wines of some other Russian River and Sonoma Coast producers, hopefully in a blind tasting. I’m not quite sure when this event will ultimately happen — I do want to give these wines a little bit of time in the bottle — so it should probably be at least a year away, maybe even a couple of years. For me, practice is almost always different than theory, however, at least when it comes to aging wine.
Talking to a few winemakers I know, I hear that the 2009 vintage for Russian River Pinot could also be stellar, if this relatively cool weather holds up. That’s always good news. Let’s hope that everything stays on track for the next month or so.
