Current Release:
Kazmer & Blaise Chardonnay 2007
Kazmer & Blaise Pinot Noir 2007
Release Window: **CLOSED**
Upcoming release:
Molnar Family Chardonnay 2008
Molnar Family Pinot Noir 2008
**COMING SPRING 2010**
Upon release, first crack at the wines is given to those on the mailing list.
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2007: SF Chronicle Wine Competition "Best of Class" & "Judge's Choice"
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2006: Decanter Magazine FOUR STARS, Recommended California Cabernet Sauvignon
Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2006: Restaurant Wine FOUR STARS, "Full bodied and medium rich.......Excellent value."
Obsidian Ridge Syrah 2006: San Francisco Chronicle, "The Chronicle Recommends",
Kazmer & Blaise Chardonnay 2006: 95 points, Wine Spectator "Deliciously complex, rich and layered, with a mix of fig, apricot,
spice and smoky, toasty oak, all fanning out to subtle nuances and ending with a wonderful finish."
Molnar Family Pinot Noir 2007: 91 points, Wine Enthusiast "...lush, appealing flavors of cherries, raspberries, cedar, cola, vanilla and spices. With a silky texture, it should develop through 2013."
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2007 Kazmer & Blaise
"Primo's Hill" Pinot Noir
198 cases produced
14.3 % alcohol
3.52 pH
6.2 g/L titratable acidity
Click here to download 2007 fact sheet
Philosophy
Our winemaking approach is informed by Burgundian tradition but tailored to the unique fruit of our vineyard and to the Carneros climate. Farming and winemaking in California have evolved to accommodate the generous growing conditions in which we thrive. Where Californian winemaking previously emulated the techniques that suited the cooler climate of Burgundy, we have recently redefined tradition. Both in the vineyard and cellar, our approach acknowledges and embraces the differences between Old and New World.
Wine
More robust than 2006, but not as somber as 2005, the 2007 Primo's Hill impresses with the recurrent themes of campfire, pipe tobaco, leather, sandalwood, and other decidely masculine traits. Blackberry and dusky plum are an abundant and important foil to the compelling complexity of the more unusual aromas for this terroir can be counted on every year.
Vintage
Drought, or the first of at least 3 years of insufficient rains, limited vegetative growth on the gravely loam of Primo's Hill. The vines' stress was apparent and worried us as farmers. But as winemakers and wine lovers, we know that the misery of the vines translates to splendor in the glass. Paired with a very compliant and gentle growing season, the drought-exposed fruit didn't succumb to burn and was able to persist on the vine to full ripeness.
Michael Blaise Terrien, Winemaker
Click here to download 2007 fact sheet