CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, USA

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The 2011 Pinot Noir Crossbarn is gorgeous. Freshly cut flowers, sweet red berries and cinnamon are some of the many notes that resonate in the 2011. A lively, fresh, vibrant Pinot, the 2011 possesses great energy and finesse. It is a huge over-achiever within its peer group. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2018. It is always fascinating to sit down with Paul Hobbs and his winemaker Megan Baccitich, as these Chardonnays and Pinots run the gamut of styles, clones and sites in Sonoma. According to Hobbs, the 2010 harvest was two weeks later than normal, while 2011 was three weeks later than normal! One of the other main differences is that temperatures increased toward the end of 2010, but stayed very much on the cool side in 2011. My impression is that when all is said and done, vintage 2011 will turn out to be superior to 2010 for this range. As always, the Hobbs house style does a very nice job of capturing both textural richness and plenty of site specificity.Tel. (707) 824-9879