Single Vineyard Pinot Noir
 e hand harvest and hand craft our wines to bring out the very best of each single vineyard. We use only French oak and select coopers and forests that compliment the natural qualities of the fruit as determined by us and our consulting winemaker, Eric Buffington.
The sorting and the punchdowns are all by hand. Fruit is king. No more than one ton of grapes become wine at any one time. Our whole family is involved.
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Price: $38
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2010 Pinot Noir
La Cruz Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
From this acclaimed vineyard managed by Keller Estate comes an elegant and food-friendly Pinot Noir in the tradition of the Cote de Nuits.
Vintage characteristics: We countered the cool weather of the 2010 growing season by limiting watering near harvest and allowing fruit to hang on vines longer, while monitoring acidity to preserve desired levels. The result is a silky, balanced and feminine wine that we think will be age-worthy.
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Price: $38
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2010 Pinot Noir
Bacigalupi Vineyard
Russian River Valley
This meticulously farmed vineyard has a permanent place in Northern California's wine lore, growing fruit that helped Chateau Montelena win the 1976 Judgment of Paris. In 2010, this vineyard on the bank of the Russian River produced a round and well-balanced Fourth Estate Pinot Noir, with distinctive flavor characteristics of Westside Road and the Russian River Valley.
Vintage characteristics: Extra hang time produced a full-flavored wine that pairs well with an array of foods.
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2009 Pinot Noir
La Cruz Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
From this respected vineyard, managed by Keller Estate, comes an elegant yet concentrated Pinot Noir that marries the distinctive La Cruz terroir with 2009's ideal growing conditions.
Vintage characteristics: 2009 was Northern California's best Pinot Noir vintage in seven years. A long, consistent growing season evenly ripened the fruit and produced tight clusters of tiny grapes. Per-acre yields were low, about 1.8 tons to the acre, producing fruit and a finished wine with dark color and intense aromas and flavors.
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"Tina Duff Taylor, an Omaha native, and her husband met in the news business and have been producing elegant Pinot Noirs under the Fourth Estate label since 2008. Winemaker Eric Buffington produced this intensely aromatic Pinot Noir with medium weight, full of sweet red fruit and lingering vanilla and cedar wood. Full text of article below."
~ Jesse Becker, master sommelier, Omaha World-Herald
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"I have long believed that a good Pinot at an affordable price, especially one from California, does not exist. Well, I was proven wrong recently when I was introduced to Fourth Estate Pinots..."
~ Sandeep Ganesh, sommelier and wine critic for the San Francisco Examiner
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Price: $38
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To order, enter bottle count and click ADD TO CART above, or print the ORDER FORM, or call 415-505-7344.
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2009 Pinot Noir
Bacigalupi Vineyard
Russian River Valley
This meticulously farmed vineyard on the bank of the Russian River has a permanent place in Northern California's wine lore, growing fruit that helped Chateau Montelena win the 1976 Judgment of Paris. In 2009, Charles and Helen Bacigalupi's grapes yielded a round and concentrated Fourth Estate Pinot Noir, with the distinctive richness of the Russian River Valley.
Vintage characteristics: 2009 was Northern California's best Pinot Noir vintage in seven years. A warm, consistent growing season evenly ripened the fruit, including the Wente clone that gives this wine its character.
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2008 Pinot Noir
La Cruz Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
From this acclaimed vineyard managed by Keller Estate comes an elegant and food-friendly Pinot Noir in the tradition of the Cote de Nuits.
Vintage characteristics: Early cool spells stressed the vines, forcing them to work hard and produce fruit with abundant flavor. A growing season of warm days and cool nights culminated in a warm harvest period, ripening the fruit for the by-hand pick in early September.
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2008 Pinot Noir
Doctor's Vineyard
Santa Lucia Highlands
From a sustainably farmed vineyard managed by Hahn Estates we offer a robust and fruit-forward Pinot Noir with excellent color and the distinctive flavors of the Santa Lucia Highlands.
Vintage characteristics: An ideal growing season gave way to a September cool spell, allowing the fruit more hang time for flavor development. Morning fog led to sunshine and moderate temperatures during the day, ripening the fruit slowly in preparation for a by-hand pick in late September.
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