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Poe (Anderson Valley, California)

3/20/2013

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Samantha Sheehan says her "Poe" wine is inspired by the ravens that populated her backyard growing up. She watched the smart ravens use sticks for tools, gather food, and protect their territory. Hitchcock's "The Birds" was filmed nearby, and the crew released the birds into the wild when they completed filming. Her childhood backyard visitors were descendants of Hitchcock's birds! 

She makes two different bottlings-- both single vineyard wines from Anderson Valley, California. 

 

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Poe Chardonnay- Ferrington Vineyard, 2010
(Anderson Valley, California)
Ferrington Vineyard is one of the older vineyards in Anderson Valley, planted in the 1970s. Sam chose this vineyard, because she had a very special 1996 Williams Selyem chardonnay that she found exquisite. Inspired, she tracked down the fruit source, and got her own Ferrington fruit. The grapes are mostly Wente clone (prized for "hen & chick"- uneven bunches that have large ripe berries for sugar, and small tart berries for acidity). This particular vineyard is late ripening. Sam uses native yeasts for barrel fermentation, and she doesn't do too much stirring. 

Poe Pinot Noir- Angel Camp Vineyard, 2010 
(Anderson Valley, California)
Angel Camp Vineyard is located up on a hill that looks down upon Monument Tree. With this wine, she uses native yeasts for the fermentation, no acidification, 100% de-stemmed fruit, and 30% new oak. She de-stemmed in 2010, because it was a cooler year and she was unsatisfied with the phenolic ripeness. If you have your eye on future vintages, the 2012 Poe pinot noir will have been made with some stems, because of their ripeness. 

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    I’m Erin, and this is my wine blog. Here, you'll find information about wines from around the world, and Virginia.  



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