- WINERY Keller Estate
- GRAPE Pinot Noir
- YEAR 2006
- COUNTRY United States
- REGION Sonoma Coast
This berry-rich red gets a minerally note from a vineyard whose soils were once the bed of San Francisco’s San Pablo Bay.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Keller Estate, the southernmost winery in the Sonoma Coast district, is a young boutique winery founded by Arturo and Deborah Keller and run mostly by Arturo’s daughter Ana. Up-and-coming winemaker Ross Cobb makes the most of the estate’s location, which sits smack in the middle of the Petaluma Gap. Through this opening in the coastal hills, nippy ocean winds and damp fog come streaming in, chilling down the grapes on warm afternoons and giving them time to ripen slowly—a key to developing great flavors.
SMELL IT
Ripe red berries edged with a leafy note.
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TASTE IT
Minerally red fruits (cherry, cranberry, apple), smoth texture and a kick of juniper spice.
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SERVE IT
Cellar temperature—the bottle should be slightly cool to touch, or it’s too warm.
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