Volume 1, Issue 2, May 2007
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| Currently,
we are selling our 2005
J. Lynne Russian River Valley Chardonnay and we are pre-selling
our 2006
J. Lynne Russian River Valley Pinot Noir. |
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The 2005 J. Lynne wines represent our fourth vintage release. We bottled these single vineyard wines in October 2006 and only a few of these 2005 cases are available: Less than 120 cases of our Chardonnay (which just won the GOLD medal indicated above!) are available. The 2005 J. Lynne Russian River Valley Pinot Noir is sold out. The 2006 vintage will be available after August 1st of this year. The grapes which became these wines came from the Cameron Ranch, located in the heart of the Russian River Valley between River Road and the Mark West Creek, just adjacent to the Martinelli property. |
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| The grapes from this vintage were left on the vine late into the growing season to ensure maximum maturity. Once we decided the grapes were ready to be harvested, they were hand selected to ensure our high quality standards were maintained. J. Lynne Russian River Valley Chardonnay was whole cluster pressed, not crushed, to ensure the fruit was treated as delicately as possible. As always, the J. Lynne Chardonnay enjoyed more than 6 months in French Oak prior to bottling. |
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| Our
2006 J. Lynne Russian River Valley Chardonnay and our 2006 J. Lynne
Russian River Valley Pinot Noir are currently both aging in French
Oak barrels, mostly from the Vosges forest. We use one, two and
three year old French oak barrels to ensure the perfect amount of
quality oak influence in these wines. We will pump these wines out
of barrels next month in order to prepare them for bottling currently
scheduled for July.
We are very pleased with the quality of the fruit form the 2006 vintage. The Russian River Valley Chardonnay continues to display intense tropical aromas and flavors. This wine has a perfect balance of Chardonnay fruit, light creaminess, a hint of oak, and will prove to be fantastic with food. J. Lynne Russian River Valley Pinot Noir has more intense colors, aromas and flavors in 2006 while maintaining the qualities and characters we expect from the Russian River Valley. Our 100% Russian River Valley Pinot Noir is true to the varietal; distinctly Pinot Noir-like. It is showing aromas of cola and black cherry. As in previous years, it is still delicate and elegant, every sip ending with a velvety finish. As we strive to do with each vintage, we will bottle slightly more cases of the 2006 vintage, than we did of the 2005. The wines will continue to be hand crafted, small production lots. |
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| VINEYARD MANAGER MESSAGE | |||||||||||||||||
| Hi
everyone,
I am David Cornelssen and I am married to Laurie ‘Cameron’ Cornelssen. I have been working on the family ranch for over 18 years. I farm with my brother-in-law Butch Cameron for Laurie and Butch’s mother Dorothy on he Wes Cameron Ranch located in the heart of the Russian River Valley in Sonoma County, California. The ranch is named after Laurie and Butch’s late father, Wes Cameron. |
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| The Cameron Ranch has been providing the fruit for the J. Lynne Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir since the very first vintage. We love this
time of year in the vineyard. Favorable spring weather has created
an optimal growing period. Right now the shoots are out well over
30 inches (normally half the length this time of the year) and the
bloom has just about finished. The clusters are looking good and
crop quantity appears to be above average. |
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| We have successfully made it through another frost season, having to use frost protection measures only two times this year. While history has included frosts up to June, they are very uncommon and the forecast appears to be clear for the rest of this year. This year, In addition to our normal vineyard program, we have initiated a two year planting plan which will increase the number of Chardonnay & Pinot Noir vines in our vineyard. In order to accomplish this, we will have to replace some of the original French Columbard vines which were some of the first grapevines planted by the Cameron family. So sit back and enjoy a glass of J. Lynne Chardonnay or Pinot Noir with family and friends this summer. The Wes Cameron Ranch and our families look forward to providing exceptional quality grapes for the 2007 J. Lynne vintage and beyond. Cheers! |
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For More Information: For more information
about J. Lynne Russian River Valley wines, Thank you again for your interest, support and consumption!
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