2011 RIBBON RIDGE WINERY PINOT NOIR ESTATE RESERVE RIDGECREST VINEYARDS RIBBON RIDGE OREGON

2011: Yes, 2011 is THE latest harvest on our records. Three weeks late, picking some of our

blocks as late as the second week of November, one would think the cards were stacked against

us. However, considering three positive aspects from the vintage; 1) late season sun, 2) lower

yields, and 3) below average rainfall - we’re seeing one of the best vintages of the last twenty

years emerge. Resulting wines are fully ripe, rich, deep, dark AND carry low pHs/high acids and

low alcohols, which bodes exceptionally well for long aging, food friendliness and a reputation that

makes similar years, like 1999 and 2008, humble!