adrian fog pinot

[winod]

have any of you fellow wine geeks every had any Adrian Fog Pinot? Savoy or Two Sisters vineyard? They source fruit from RRV, Sonoma Coast and Anderson valley but they have an unbelievably strong undercurrent of fresh cherry fruit!! Pretty lively acidity too...really different. Was wondering if anyone knew specifically if a certain technique in vinification causes unusual cherry flavor.

[Innkeeper]

Hi Winod, and welcome to the Wine Board. Have not had any of those, but cherry is the most characteristic flavor in Pinot as black current or casis is in Cabernet. If the flavor intensity has been increased by one or another technique such as hang time, it would most likely increase the presence of cherries.

[Kcwhippet]

Haven't had the Adrian Fog wines yet. They're much too expensive for my tastes at $75. However I have had the Radio-Coteau Savoy PN ($48). I like the Savoy character a lot because of the intense flavors, mostly of cherries, but I also get some underlying violet. Savoy Vineyard has a somewhat longer season than many other more southerly vineyards mainly because of the maritime influence at that part of the Anderson Valley.

[winod]

absolutley...cherry is a primary presence in pinot, but until you've tasted their (
Adrian Fog) pinots you haven't tasted cherry...like I said they're different.
Since they source all their fruit, I'm assuming they don't have complete control in the vineyard....I was looking for a plausible vinification technique that would intensify these flavors....since all the vineyard designates share the cherry dominance in varying degrees