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Dierberg Vineyard
| Owner(s) | Jim Dierberg, Mary Dierberg |
| Web site | www.dierbergvineyard.com |
| Link to this site |
Jim and Mary Dierberg have owned a Missouri winery since 1974. The Dierbergs farm wo cool climate estate vineyards: the 160-acre Dierberg Estate Vineyard just outside the town of Santa Maria with about two-thirds of the vineyard planted to Pinot Noir, and the newer 70-acre Drum Canyon Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills planted to Pinot Noir. Jim and Mary Dierberg established the 230-acre Star Lane Ranch in 1996, a warmer vineyard site at the far eastern end of the Santa Ynez Valley planted to warm-climate varieties. A new winery has been carved into the sandstone of a 1,500-foot-high ridge above Star Lane Vineyard.
Nick de Luca has been the winemaker for both Star Lane and Dierberg Vineyards since 1994. His background includes winemaking tours at Williams Selyem, Fisher, and Byington. Rodolfo Bravo is the vineyard manager for the vineyards. The Dierberg Estate Vineyard is planted in soil with a higher loam content tending to produce Pinot Noirs that are more savory in flavor and powerful in structure.
Grapes are sold to several Pinot Noir producers including Arcadian, Tyler, and Flying Goat.
Articles About Dierberg Vineyard
Reviewed Wines
2007 Dierberg Estate Grown Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
14.1% alc.,
2,700 cases, $42. Released January 2011. The Dierberg Vineyard is located at
the southern end of the Santa Maria Valley AVA just 14 miles inland from the
Pacific Ocean.
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Dark purple in color in the glass. Shy fruit aromas with
prominent smoky oak. A husky, full-bodied wine with generous earth-kissed
black fruits underscored with flavors of tar, earth and anise holding on to the
finish. Muscular with thick, rugged tannins. Should benefit from more time in the
bottle, but will always be a bruiser. Good.
Reviewed May 15, 2011
ARTICLE »
2006 Dierberg Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
14.9% alc..
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Deeply colored. A rich and full-bodied Pinot featuring generous dark berry fruits that have a plush feel on the palate. The nose is reluctant with faint dark fruits and subtle herbal oak. The core of fruit is downright delicious and the soft tannins make for easy drinking. Good.
Reviewed September 23, 2008
2006 Dierberg Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
14.9% alc.,
$42. The Dierberg Vineyard is located 14 miles from the Pacific coast at
the southern end of the Santa Maria Valley. Dierberg is a family
owned winery founded in 2001 producing hand-crafted wines from estate
vineyards in the Santa Maria Valley and Santa Rita Hills. Vineyard yields
were down 35% in this vintage.
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A stunning nose composed of aromas of
perfectly ripe cherries and berries with subtle hints of baking spice and smoke-infused
oak. A really impressive mouth full of delicious dark sappy fruit underlain
with smoky oak, earthiness and citrus. Seamless with perfect integration of
alcohol and harmonious t n’ a portending a long future. The wine is more
elegantly styled than usual from this vineyard. The best I have ever tasted from
this producer and a memorable wine.
Reviewed July 9, 2009
ARTICLE »
2007 Dierberg Estate Grown Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
14.1% alc., 2,700 cases, $42. Released January 2011. The Dierberg Vineyard is located at the southern end of the Santa Maria Valley AVA just 14 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. · Dark purple in color in the glass. Shy fruit aromas with prominent smoky oak. A husky, full-bodied wine with generous earth-kissed black fruits underscored with flavors of tar, earth and anise holding on to the finish. Muscular with thick, rugged tannins. Should benefit from more time in the bottle, but will always be a bruiser. Good. Reviewed May 15, 2011 ARTICLE »
2006 Dierberg Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
14.9% alc.. · Deeply colored. A rich and full-bodied Pinot featuring generous dark berry fruits that have a plush feel on the palate. The nose is reluctant with faint dark fruits and subtle herbal oak. The core of fruit is downright delicious and the soft tannins make for easy drinking. Good. Reviewed September 23, 2008
2006 Dierberg Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
14.9% alc., $42. The Dierberg Vineyard is located 14 miles from the Pacific coast at the southern end of the Santa Maria Valley. Dierberg is a family owned winery founded in 2001 producing hand-crafted wines from estate vineyards in the Santa Maria Valley and Santa Rita Hills. Vineyard yields were down 35% in this vintage. · A stunning nose composed of aromas of perfectly ripe cherries and berries with subtle hints of baking spice and smoke-infused oak. A really impressive mouth full of delicious dark sappy fruit underlain with smoky oak, earthiness and citrus. Seamless with perfect integration of alcohol and harmonious t n’ a portending a long future. The wine is more elegantly styled than usual from this vineyard. The best I have ever tasted from this producer and a memorable wine. Reviewed July 9, 2009 ARTICLE »
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