The End of an Era: Old Vineyard Block
It's the end of an era. Today we're pulling out the last of the Pinot Noir vines from the Old Vineyard Block, which was the very first planted by Bill and Susan Sokol Blosser. Unfortunately, they have developed phylloxera (a disease that attacks the roots of grapevines) and need to be pulled out and replanted.
Formerly a dilapidated prune orchard, the Old Vineyard 5.5 acre block contained three Pinot Noir clones planted on their own roots - Pommard, Wadenswil, and Pinot Droit - that produce a wine that is always distinctively spicy and harmonious with flavors and aromas of berries, hazelnuts, mushrooms, violets, leather and earth. Our 2004 Old Vineyard Block Pinot Noir will be available to purchase online starting Thanksgiving weekend.
To learn more about this Block and the history of Sokol Blosser Winery, check out Susan Sokol Blosser's book At Home in the Vineyard: Cultivating a Winery, an Industry, and a Life.