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Why this is such a tight match
Estate located in Ribbon Ridge AVA
Ayres is one of the defining modern estates of Ribbon Ridge.
Coury clone material (Alsatian origin, old-school selection)
Ayres is well known for working with Coury selection Pinot Noir in its estate blocks — and that’s something they actually talk about publicly, not just in tech sheets.
Planted in 2007 on Willakenzie series soils
This is the biggest fingerprint.
Ayres’ estate vineyard was planted in the mid-to-late 2000s, and the site is specifically on Willakenzie marine sediment soils, which are a hallmark of Ribbon Ridge.
Boutique production (137 cases)
That is perfectly consistent with Ayres’ block-level bottlings.
Fermentation & élevage
- ~30% whole cluster
- ~30% new French oak
- ~11–12 months in barrique
→ That is very much in the stylistic lane Ayres works in: restrained oak, texture from stems, and clarity of site.
Alcohol ~13.5%
Dead-on for Ribbon Ridge and for Ayres’ normal picking philosophy.
Review language: “loaded with minerality” + drinking window 2026–2036
Ayres wines are routinely described this way — especially the Coury and older-selection blocks on Willakenzie soils.
Aromatic profile you describe (bramble, pine bough, sauvage, paprika, dusty tannin)
That combination of:
- stem-driven spice,
- forest-floor / conifer notes,
- and saline-mineral structure
is textbook Coury-clone Ribbon Ridge Pinot — and Ayres is one of the few estates still leaning into that expression intentionally.
The real tell in your note
“block of Coury Clone material at this winery’s estate vineyard”
“The estate is located in the Ribbon Ridge AVA.”
“Planted in 2007 on Willakenzie series soils.”
That exact trio (Coury + Ribbon Ridge + 2007 Willakenzie planting) narrows the field to essentially Ayres.
Brick House, Beaux Frères, Patricia Green, etc. all fail at least one of:
- not Ribbon Ridge estate,
- not 2007 planting,
- not known Coury-clone blocks.
Locked answer
Ayres Vineyard – Estate Pinot Noir (Coury clone block), Ribbon Ridge AVA
And honestly — the way you describe the wine (“sauvage”, stem-lifted, mineral bassline, dusty tannins) reads far more like Ayres than any of the more polished Ribbon Ridge neighbors.
This is a great find — especially at a “penny-under-twenty” tag. That is absurd value for this site and material.