So as I believe I mentioned when I posted in Frank Murray’s thread in support of Laura’s House, this is my favorite time of the year on the Board. This Board can be equal parts interesting & frustrating over the full 365, but the fact that we have individuals like Frank, Jay and David (and whoever else will be following David next) sponsoring these truly worthy causes really gives all of us a pretty cool way to give Thanks - and that has never been more important than it is this year, which in retrospect for so many different reasons has truly been a challenge.
I love the theme here - for Frank’s Pinot-based fundraiser, I opted for four 2013 Pinots from Marcus Goodfellow. Following up on that, I was down in the cellar yesterday and stood up three 2013 Pinot’s from Jim Anderson - the Freedom Hill, Freedom Hill Dijon 115 and the Freedom Hill Pommard Clone. I’ve always wanted to try these side-by-side to see what differences I might discern from the different clonal selections, and David’s thread for Dakin gives me the perfect opportunity to do so.
Still a little early on the East coast to pull any corks, but I will update this later today as I check out each wine. David, thanks for doing this
Okay, time to get serious here. First up, the2013 Patricia Green Freedom Hill; according to the label, this contains three different clones harvested from five different sections of the vineyard. The nose is quite evocative here, red fruits & florals. A little more tied down on the palate, with primarily red fruit with good acidity for lift. Very likable.
Next up, the 2013 PG Freedom Hill Dijon 115; this has a similarly appealing nose, but seems more relaxed/expansive on the palate. Very nice. According to the label, 50% whole cluster.
And finally, the 2013 PG Freedom Hill Pommard Clone; oooh, the nose here is much different than on the first two wines, with a good dash of that farmhouse funk - very interesting & complex, as long as you can tolerate some funkiness with your wine. On the palate, this is more of a mix of black & red fruit - I’m enjoying this. According to the label, this was 100% destemmed from a section of the vineyard replanted in 2001.