Description

Ravenswood Pickberry Red Blend 2015

Since 1976, Ravenswood has been synonomous with spectacular single-vineyard wines crafted from distiguished, old-vine vineyards. The Pickberry vineyard, located on the north slopes of Sonoma Mountain, produces opulent, highly aromatic, Old World-style wine.

Not long after Cris and Lorna graduated, they got married, moved to San Francisco, and had a couple of kids. In Haight-Ashbury, where they first lived, it was the Summer of Love. But all Cris and Lorna knew was that they hated the fog that blew in from the Pacific Ocean each day. Exploring north of the Golden Gate for a sunnier spot, they found a place on the north side of Sonoma Mountain and began spending weekends there in a trailer, building a cabin and picking blackberries. Before long, their two toddlers started calling it “the pick berry place.” Since Cris was a home winemaker, they decided to plant Chardonnay grapes and, because Cris had a weakness for Bordeaux, they planted Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot also. When the vines started producing, Cris and Lorna got a call from a local vintner, Joel Peterson, who knew that good Cabernet came from the north side of Sonoma Mountain. Ravenswood’s first “Pickberry” wine was called “one of the most important wines of the vintage” by Wilfred Wong and received a 90+ rating from Robert M. Parker Jr. Pickberry has become one of Ravenswood’s most prestigious wines

Tasting Notes

The 2015 Pickberry displays aromas of cherry, plum and currant, cigar box and leather. A wonderfully balanced wine with a lingering finish.

Ravenswood Pickberry Red Blend 2015 Notes To Your Senses:

• APPEARANCE: Dark purple
• AROMA: Red and dark fruit with spice
• TASTE: Cherry, plum and currant, cigar box and leather
• FINISH: Well balanced, long and lingering
• ABV: 13.9%