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Soter
Inspired and encouraged by a chance meeting in his cellar with Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1980, Pinot Noir has long been a source of fascination for Tony Soter. It is through Pinot Noir that the voice of the earth - a vineyard's terroir - is transmitted most clearly. The goal of Soter Vineyards is therefore to produce elegant, complex, emotionally thrilling Pinot Noirs that express the individuality of their sites.

Harvest decisions are based primarily on taste. The fruit is hand-harvested in 30-pound baskets, sorted, and gently destemmed. The lots are vinified in small, temperature controlled open-top tanks. The grapes typically spend 20-30 days in the vats before pressing, which includes both pre- and post-fermentation macerations. After spending around 15-18 months in new and used French oak barrels from Burgundian coopers, then 6 months in the bottle, the wine is released. The total annual production is about 1500 cases.

What's Available

	Planet Oregon Pinot Noir 2011 Price $21.00  $21 / bottle Planet Oregon is a project of Tony Soter, another winemaker of great experience who can be counted on to bottle only the good stuff. Planet Oregon is a value-priced wine that is made with a keen eye on sustainability and other positive, green values. In fact, $1 per bottle sold is donated to pro-environmental projects in Oregon. As with past vintages, the wine is fresh, bright, lively, red-fruit driven, and drinkable early. Doing good while drinking good . . .surely that’s a good thing. Read More...	Available 54 bottles Qty
	Planet Oregon Pinot Noir 2011 Price $21.00  $21 / bottle Planet Oregon is a project of Tony Soter, another winemaker of great experience who can be counted on to bottle only the good stuff. Planet Oregon is a value-priced wine that is made with a keen eye on sustainability and other positive, green values. In fact, $1 per bottle sold is donated to pro-environmental projects in Oregon. As with past vintages, the wine is fresh, bright, lively, red-fruit driven, and drinkable early. Doing good while drinking good . . .surely that’s a good thing. Read More...	Available 54 bottles Qty
	Soter Cabernet Blend Napa Valley 1977 - 2007 Price $145.00   Read More...	Available 36 bottles Qty
	Soter Pinot Noir Mineral Springs Ranch 2010 Price $51.00  $51 / bottle Parker 93 Points! From The Wine Advocate: "“Rose petal and geranium fascinatingly mingle with scents of cherry and almond in the nose of Soter’s 2010 Pinot Noir Mineral Springs Ranch; then inform a silken-textured, infectiously-juicy palate, rich in ripe cherry and piquant nut oils yet buoyant and positively billowing in its expression of inner-mouth florality, leading to a long, mouthwateringly savory, disarmingly persistent and next sip-inducing finish in which floral and spice accents alluringly keep pace with the generous flow of fruit. Look for at least a dozen years of delight from this polished beauty, which will almost certainly gain in complex allure and fascination.” Read More...	Available 51 bottles Qty
	Soter Pinot Noir North Valley 2010 Price $32.00   Read More...	Available 109 bottles Qty
	Soter Pinot Noir White Label 2009 Price $84.00  $84 / bottle Limited Release from Tony Soter! This is the top barrel selection of a great vintage, from a premier American pinot noir producer.  Limited. NOTE:  This will be a Reserve Club selection in December, 2012. Read More...	Available 19 bottles Qty
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