Ribbon Ridge 'RR'

December 02, 2010

TGD is 'stoked' to have this new wine available to all you Pinot junkies out there. Ribbon Ridge Vineyards or "RR", as the label states.  There is one wine in the range, Pinot Noir 2006.

What is RR all about, you might ask?  It's Harry Petersen-Nedry of Chehalem's "other" or "personal" label; made aside of the Chehalem world.  He started the brand in 2002 and it's production is quite limited. RR Pinot Noir is the complement to Chehalem's Reserve Pinot Noir, the Chehalem Reserve being about finesse, elegance, femininity and the RR being the power, structure, masculine residual from the best barrels of Ridgecrest Vineyards fruit. They stand side-by-side with a different reflection of the same vintages and vineyard. The RR brand has an advantage in that it is released its wines when Harry thinks them ready, not on a schedule, and almost always a year or so after equivalent Chehalem

Wine Advocate - 93 points $70.00 btl.

The 2006 RR was sourced from the Ridgecrest Vineyard. It offers an enticing nose of spice box, smoke, and red and black fruits followed by a dense, full-bodied, structured wine. The flavors are savory and sweet with plenty of spice leading to a long, pure finish. Give it 3-4 years in the cellar and drink it through 2021.