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| Big Basin Vineyards was born out of a love for Syrah and the rugged, ocean-cooled Santa Cruz Mountains. Our vineyards are planted on steep, windswept hillsides where French immigrants first grew wine grapes nearly 100 years ago. We are passionately dedicated to our vineyards, farm organically and keep yields very low. Our mission is to create wines that reveal the complex nuances of the vineyards that inspire them - cool climate, mountain vineyards that produce wines with both strength and suppleness, complexity and elegance. Our current offerings include Syrah, Pinot Noir and Rosé wines with Grenache, Roussanne and others to be offered in the future. Our wines are available on an allocation basis to our mailing list and through select restaurants nationwide. For more information or to join our mailing list, please visit our home page at http://www.bigbasinvineyards.com. | Boulder Creek, CA
Phone: 831-621-8028
Website: http://www.bigbasinvineyards.com
Appellation: Santa Cruz Mountains
Tasting Room: Not open to public
Map to Big Basin Vineyards
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Syrah
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2005 Rattlesnake Rock Syrah, Santa Cruz Mountains
Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains
The 2005 growing season was our longest and coolest of four released vintages. We picked the fruit in five separate picks starting on the 27th of September and finishing on October ... more 9th. Fruit quality was exceptional with small berries, ripe skins and small clusters. Yields were at two tons per acre. The finished wine is a deep garnet with notes of wildberry, sage, corriander, mocha, roasted meat and cigar box on the nose. The dense, compact tannins coat the mouth and the kirsch, rhubarb, roasted fig, cigar box and pepper lay comfortably across the mid-palate. With decanting, the fruit and floral qualities begin to emerge with a sustained finish that builds and lingers. If it is anything like the 2002, 2003 or 2004 vintages that came before it, it will reward several years of bottle age that will allow the the tannins to meld into the increasingly expressive dark fruit core. This is a big wine that balances strength with suppleness.
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Pinot Noir
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2006 Branciforte Ridge Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains
Branciforte Ridge, Santa Cruz Mountains
Being in a cool climate, ocean-influenced mountain appellation, we could no longer resist the temptation of making a Pinot Noir. The 2006 Branciforte Ridge is, we believe, a classi ... morec example of Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot Noir (which have been made here since the 60s) with fruit, structure, mouthfeel and a long finish woven into one sustained, harmonious whole. We harvested at an ideal ripeness with balanced tannins and acidity that the mountain climate promotes. Bright cherry, raspberry and even some cherry blossom come through on the nose, and are supported in the mouth by a firm foundation of minerality, crushed rocks and redwoods. For a delicate and subtle wine, there is a substantial body and mouthfeel. Silky tannins and firm acidity play strongly on the mid-palate and carry a the beam of that bright red fruit through to a long, lingering finish. This wine has evolved substantially during barrel aging and will surely continue to do so for some time yet in the bottle. Enjoyable now, it will further integrate and develop with several years in your cellar.
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Rosé
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2007 Sri Rosé
California
The 2007 Sri Rosé is a prelude of things to come as 2007 was a great vintage here in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Made from some very good Syrah sourced from our two favorite vineyar ... moreds, the Sri Rosé has significant weight in the mouth with that crisp, refreshing acidity that carries the fruit across the palate. One can pick up exotic notes of pineapple, lichee fruit, jasmine, poached pear and minerality on the nose. The surprisingly long finish has a richness and structure one doesn’t usually associate with or expect from a Rosé. Barrel fermented in used French oak with indigenous yeast fermentation. Sri Rosé is a handy wine to have around for the coming of summer.
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Updated on March 26, 2008
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