Description
Freeman Vineyard & Winery was founded by Ken and Akiko Freeman in 2001. But the seed for Freeman was planted more than 15 years earlier, when Akiko and Ken discovered they shared a passion for a more elegant and refined style of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Though this style embodied elements of what they loved about Burgundy, Ken and Akiko believed California was capable of producing wines every bit as complex and compelling. This belief led them to explore more than 300 vineyards and vineyard sites, both in their search for grower partners, and in their quest to establish a world-class estate program of their own. Believing in a more eloquent, cool-climate style of winemaking, their searches led them to cooler hillside sites on the edges of modern California viticulture. Often swathed in fog and cooled by coastal breezes, these were vineyards that challenged the vines, where the yields were low and the fruit ripened slowly, producing wines of purity and consequence.
Freeman Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2013
Wine Enthusiast Tasting Note
You’ve got to love the exotic aromas, great balance and firm texture of this complex Pinot. It’s medium bodied, tangy and delicious due to good acidity and fresh, vibrant raspberry and red cherry flavors. It has appropriate fine tannins for a gripping mouthfeel, and a lingering finish.. Score – 94. (JIM GORDON, Wine Enthusiast, April. 2016)
Freeman Tasting Note
2013 was the second vintage in a row of above normal crop size in the Sonoma Coast appellation; the first time we have seen that happen since Freeman opened up for business in 2002. This was year two of the drought, although we did get slightly more rain in 2013 than in 2012. The perfect weather in the late winter, spring and summer lead to both a beautiful fruit set on the vines and the overall earliest harvest we’ve experienced since 2004. 2005 through 2012 were all considered later harvests for the most part, with the bulk of the Sonoma Coast fruit brought in during October.
