2007 Aubin Cellars ‘Verve Momtazi Vineyard’ McMinnville Pinot Noir

The McMinnville AVA doesn’t get much attention in the San Francisco area (since we are awash in pinot noir from the Santa Barbara area, Santa Cruz Mountains, and Sonoma), but Jerome Aubin knows where to find the good fruit (all of this fruit was biodynamically farmed)!    Some interesting winemaking decisions were made with the fruit too – the fruit was destemmed but not crushed, then fermented in one Rousseau 2 ton open top fermenter and T-Bins (an old world technique that’s rarely used today).   The flavor profile is classic Oregon:  bing cherry, cedar, and earth on the finish.  Only 150 cases of this bottling were produced, so I feel lucky just to have had a few tastes!   $33; 92 points