One of my favorites with an excellent QPR - plus launching two new labels this release
Save this date for our 2019 vintage wine release.
Crazier things have happened in the past year but we are thrilled to offer our 5th Vintage of wines, adding two new incredible vineyards to our family of wines. The UV Vineyard wines are now joined by the Silver Eagle Vineyard Pinot Noir and Lucky Well Vineyard Chardonnay!
Has anyone had silver eagle and/or lucky well and can speak to the vineyards? Thanks
Went in on a 3-pack of each of their offerings. Never had before but heard great things. ![[berserker.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/8/8600bbd4810d342b8fbd4ffb62b4f0026275fd37.gif "berserker"){kind=small}
I did not know he was making a Lucky Well. Both vineyards are farmed by the Ulises Valdez family. I think all of Maxem’s bottlings are managed by them. Lucky Well is in the Russian River Valley, I believe, near Occidental. Silver Eagle is in inland Occidental and a bit of a banana belt zone. The Bootlegger’s Hill vineyard Cirq use to source is literally a stone’s throw away from Silver Eagle. Pinots from there have ample fruitfulness and are racier than Sonoma Coast Pinots, from my experience, but less overt than what most of us think of from RRV. Hope that helps.
Thank you sir, much appreciated.
Same here. Hoping I can get my shipment to figure out if I want to buy more and of which ones.
Not sure if you’re asking about Maxem’s Silver Eagle or anyone’s? I have Rivers Marie Silver Eagle and really enjoy it. It usually strikes me with a darker fruit profile than some pinot vineyards. In addition to the cherry & raspberry the Rivers Marie Silver Eagle usually has a Dark cherry and I think blackberries and sometimes blue berries. Usually one of the more complex pinots, imo, harder to drink right at release, needs age.
I was asking in general, thank you for that info.
Sam is great and so is the Valdez family. Can’t wait to try the 18s! Trying to think of an adjective less obnoxious than “cerebral” to describe Silver Eagle fruit, but my brain is stuck on that word. The pinots are pleasurable but highly assertive about what what they want to be. Excited to try Sam’s take.
I’m in the same boat as Ryan. Ordered 3 packs of each trusting that Sam will work his magic as always.
He also did some new single vineyard work with Arkenstone that I am stoked to try as well. He’s been busy!