VOLUME 7, ISSUE 9
January 1, 2009
2008 Pinot Noir All-Americans
2008 California Pinot Noir All-Americans
2008 Oregon Pinot Noir All-Americans
2008 Value-Priced California Pinot Noir All-Americans
2008 Value-Priced Oregon Pinot Noir All-Americans
2008 Top New Zealand Pinot Noirs
2008 Pinot Noir Shootout Prelims
B Vineyards & Habitat Earns an A+
EMTU Estate Wines: Pinot Noir From Dedicated Humanitarians
Skewis Wines
Latest Pinot Noirs from Lost Canyon
Wrotham Clone of Pinot Noir
Scherrer Pinot Noir Rocks
2007 Loring Wine Co Pinots
A Long Tradition at Foxen Winery
Small Sips of Russian River Valley Pinot
More Sips of Pinot
Ojai Vineyard
Oregon Pinot Not Exclusive to the Willamette Valley
White Christmas in the Willamette Valley
Styling the Pinot Noir Highway
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Gryphon
Pinot Noir grapes for Gryphon come from the estate Larklinn Ranch; 120 acres nestled in the ‘deep end’ of Anderson Valley, California. The rolling hills on which the vineyard is planted are graced with abundant sunlight and cool afternoon breezes blowing in from the Mendocino coast. Our land is bordered by tall redwoods and traversed by a year round creek. The lowlands support a pond, a century old fruit orchard and some beautiful old barns built by John Guntley in about 1912 when the property was known as “Horse Haven”. Jonathan O'Bergin purchased the property in January 2000 and immediately set about to plant 7 acres of Pinot Noir grapes. The first significant harvest (4 tons) was in 2003 from which Jonathan made his Gryphon Reserve that year. Gryphon wines are made only from estate grapes, which are sustainably grown, without chemical In 2004 only, some Santa Lucia Highland fruit was added in) O'Bergin is in the process of getting Larklinn organically certified. The wines may be purchased on the website. Articles About GryphonReviewed Wines2005 Gryphon Anderson Valley Pinot Noir $30. Usually this wine is 100% estate fruit but in this vintage some Santa Lucia Highlands grapes were added in. · This was the most showy wine of the three. A great core of fruit with ever-expanding flavors. Reviewed June 9, 2008 ARTICLE »
2004 Gryphon Larklinn Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Subscribe now for full access to all tasting and production notes.
2004 Gryphon Larklinn Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Subscribe now for full access to all tasting and production notes.
2003 Gryphon Larklinn Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Subscribe now for full access to all tasting and production notes.
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