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Ross
Station Vineyards/Terry Gibson
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9141
Ross Station Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472
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Ross Station Vineyards sits on a gentle ridgetop of Gold Ridge sandy clay loam in northern Green Valley and consists of 7.4 acres of mature pinot noir vines with an average production of 30 tons of grapes, farmed by a former winemaker committed to growing top-quality fruit from a healthy, rigorously hand-tended vineyard. The fruit benefits from evening cool breezes through the Petaluma Gap, with morning fog clearing early for hours of full sun. Located in the Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA, as well as the Russian River Valley AVA and Sonoma Coast AVA, the result is a pinot noir of exceptional character and great potential. Wines made from our grapes are described as “seductive and silky textured,” with a “firm acid structure” and having aromas of rose petal, black raspberry, and violet. Winemakers who’ve worked with our grapes speak of complex flavors such as strawberry, plum, Earl Grey tea, vanilla, cherry, autumn leaves, and grated nutmeg. We welcome an interactive relationship between winery and grower to assure that the fruit meets your requirements. |
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Farming Practices · Typical yield: 30 tons of ultra-premium pinot noir · Pruning style: VSP cordon, double-pruned · Irrigation: 1/3-acre pond fed by three 12 GPM wells with diesel pump · Frost protection: drip, micro sprinklers on all vines · Harvest methods: hand-picked, night harvested · Seasonal maintenance: lightweight equipment for winter and early season, heavier equipment for mid to late season · Monitoring and management: two weather stations with internet monitoring, AquaCheck moisture logging probes with computer data analysis, pressure bomb testing for monitoring leaf stress |
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Aerial view of Ross Station Vineyards, 9141 Ross Station Road, Sebastopol, California, showing vineyard blocks. Rows in Ross Road and Pumpkin Patch are counted from east to west; rows in Lucky are counted from south to north. |
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Vines · Ross Road: clone 115 on 101-14 rootstock, planted 2000-2002 · Lucky: clone 667 and 777 on 101-14 rootstock, planted 2000-2002 · Pumpkin Patch: clones 115, 667, and 777 on 101-14 rootstock, planted 2000-2002 Buyer History · Labry Winery, Rutherford · Gundlach Bundschu, Sonoma · Ron Rubin Winery, Sebastopol · Paul Hobbs Winery, Sebastopol · Stewart Cellars, Rutherford |
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