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 Molnar Family Pinot Noir
1,188 cases produced
14.1% alcohol
3.75 pH
5.5 g/L titratable acidity
The growing season of 2007 was dryer than normal. Low rainfall in the winter and practically no rainfall in the spring left soils at a deficit in moisture. In response to the dry vintage, the Pinot Noir vines pushed forth a sparse canopy of vegetation, and at harvest the fruit clusters themselves were small with tiny berries; three to four clusters could fit in one's hand.
It had been years since we had seen such a light crop. This became official as we weighed our fruit at the winery and found yields to be almost a quarter lower than expected. Luckily, as the meage clusters of Pinot Noir skipped lightly across our sorting tables, we found little compromised fruit to discard.
The fruit clusters destemmed easily, but the total amount of fruit, weighing so little, filled our tanks only partially. The resulting high skin to juice ratio of the fruit allowed for easy extraction of color and tannin. At the end of two weeks of fermentation the wines were aged for nine months in our signature Kádár Hungarian oak barrels.
Our 2007 Molnar Family Pinot Noir exhibits aromas of rose petal, red cherry and cola with hints of candied citrus and an undertone of plum. The wine is silky in texture. A focused black cherry flavor hits the palate, after which an elegant dash of vanilla sweetens the wine for a long, inviting finish. This young wine is best appreciated when decanted prior to serving and will hold well for several years of extended bottle aging.
Alex Beloz, Winemaker
Michael Blaise Terrien, Founding Winemaker
Click here to download the complete 2007 fact sheet