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Heron Lake Winery
| Owner(s) | David Mahaffey |
| Web site | www.heronlakewinery.com |
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Articles About Heron Lake Winery
Reviewed Wines
2008 Olivia Brion Wild Horse Valley Heron Lake Vineyard Pinot Noir
13.9% alc., 680 cases, $37.John Neumeyer is the proprietor
and D. Mahaffey is the winemaker. Wild Horse Valley is located in
the mountains east of the town of Napa and is the coolest growing
area in the Napa region. The vineyard was planted in 1980 and
produced its first wine in 1985. Reserve wines are bottled under the
Olivia Brion label beginning in 2003. Olivia Brion was a suffragette and
descendent of a great French wine family. Her many paramours included
Warren Harding, Paul Gauguin, and Charles Chaplin. 100% de-stemmed.
Aged 14 months in 33% new French oak barrels.
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Dark reddish-purple color
in the glass. Shy initially, but opens with time in the glass. More savory than fruity, with aromas of ripe, darker berry fruit, violets and the slightest hint of mint. An interesting wine driven by
exotic spices, dark berry fruit and cola. The wine really shines with time in the glass, bringing together healthy
tannins, zingy acidity, uplifting minerality and hearty fruit into a very enjoyable drink. This is one of those little
known and little touted labels that surprises with a very unique and lovable Pinot Noir.
Reviewed June 8, 2010
ARTICLE »
2005 Heron Lake Winery Miss Olivia Brion Wild Horse Valley
13.8% alc., 400 cases, $40. David Mahaffey planted Heron
Lake Vineyard in 1980 at 1,400 ft. A boutique grower and producer of
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, along with vineyard manager John Newmeyer,
he has made about 600 cases a year since 1985. His current
14-acre vineyard (downsized from the original 24 acres after unsuitable
sites were pulled out) is planted to Dijon and Pommard clones.
The label says this wine is a homage to Olivia Brion, suffragette and
descendent of a great French wine family. In 1905 she won a huge wager
by outrunning a locomotive. Later in life she ignited a furor by publishing passionate letters from her many paramours including Warren Harding and Paul
Gauguin.
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Very attractive violets, strawberries and cherries on the nose. Black raspberry flavors and a
woody and rustic bent, leading to a dry finish with lively acidity. Good without being special.
Reviewed February 18, 2008
ARTICLE »
2008 Olivia Brion Wild Horse Valley Heron Lake Vineyard Pinot Noir
13.9% alc., 680 cases, $37.John Neumeyer is the proprietor and D. Mahaffey is the winemaker. Wild Horse Valley is located in the mountains east of the town of Napa and is the coolest growing area in the Napa region. The vineyard was planted in 1980 and produced its first wine in 1985. Reserve wines are bottled under the Olivia Brion label beginning in 2003. Olivia Brion was a suffragette and descendent of a great French wine family. Her many paramours included Warren Harding, Paul Gauguin, and Charles Chaplin. 100% de-stemmed. Aged 14 months in 33% new French oak barrels. · Dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Shy initially, but opens with time in the glass. More savory than fruity, with aromas of ripe, darker berry fruit, violets and the slightest hint of mint. An interesting wine driven by exotic spices, dark berry fruit and cola. The wine really shines with time in the glass, bringing together healthy tannins, zingy acidity, uplifting minerality and hearty fruit into a very enjoyable drink. This is one of those little known and little touted labels that surprises with a very unique and lovable Pinot Noir. Reviewed June 8, 2010 ARTICLE »
2005 Heron Lake Winery Miss Olivia Brion Wild Horse Valley
13.8% alc., 400 cases, $40. David Mahaffey planted Heron Lake Vineyard in 1980 at 1,400 ft. A boutique grower and producer of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, along with vineyard manager John Newmeyer, he has made about 600 cases a year since 1985. His current 14-acre vineyard (downsized from the original 24 acres after unsuitable sites were pulled out) is planted to Dijon and Pommard clones. The label says this wine is a homage to Olivia Brion, suffragette and descendent of a great French wine family. In 1905 she won a huge wager by outrunning a locomotive. Later in life she ignited a furor by publishing passionate letters from her many paramours including Warren Harding and Paul Gauguin. · Very attractive violets, strawberries and cherries on the nose. Black raspberry flavors and a woody and rustic bent, leading to a dry finish with lively acidity. Good without being special. Reviewed February 18, 2008 ARTICLE »
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