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Vineyard: Westside Farms
| Owners | Pam Kaiser, Ron Kaiser |
| Appellation | Russian River Valley |
| Varieties | Pinot Noir |
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Wineries sourcing from this vineyard
Reviewed wines produced from this vineyard
2010 Gary Farrell Westside Farms Russian River Valley Chardonnay
14.4% alc., pH 3.29, TA 0.74, 372
cases, $38. Released May 2012. From a 40-acre vineyard planted in 1989 to Clone 4. Large spacing, tall
vines, moderately high yields yet good concentration and balance.
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Light straw color and clear in the glass.
Shy, but pleasing aromas of lemon, lime, roasted nuts and a tropical note. Good concentration of baked apple,
white peach, honey, caramel and nutty flavors. Very good.
Reviewed March 23, 2013
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2010 Alysian Westside Farms Clone 4 Russian River Valley Chardonnay
14.0% alc., pH 3.38, TA 0.72, 158
cases, $40.
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Light straw color in the glass. A nose of interest with aromas of Meyer lemon curd, grilled peach,
lychee, cream soda and almond. Green apple and lemon-lime flavors with a complimentary hint of nuttiness
and toasty oak. Almost steely with grippy acidity that leaves a high-strung, operatic finish. This acid-driven
wine reflects the cool vintage. Can be an excellent food wine, particularly with white fish in a butter or cream
sauce or goat cheese. Good.
Reviewed February 27, 2013
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2009 Gary Farrell Westside Farms Russian River Valley Chardonnay
14.2% alc., pH 3.36, TA 0.68, 916
cases, $38. Released May 1, 2011. Sourced from growers Ron and Pam Kaiser’s 40-acre vineyard that sits
on the banks of the Russian River, just four miles from the Gary Farrell winery. The Chardonnay vines are
clone 4 planted in 1989. Whole-cluster pressed, racked to 100% French oak barrels (43% new, 47% 1-yearold,
and 10% 2-year-old), aged sur lie for 7 months. 100% malolactic fermentation.
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Light straw color in the
glass. Aromas of warm baked apple, butter brickle, flint and marzipan. Moderately intense flavors of baked
green apples, lemon curd, hazelnuts and buttered toast with slightly dry tannins and some length on the aciddriven
finish. Very good.
Reviewed July 23, 2012
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2010 Gary Farrell Westside Farms Russian River Valley Chardonnay
14.4% alc., pH 3.29, TA 0.74, 372 cases, $38. Released May 2012. From a 40-acre vineyard planted in 1989 to Clone 4. Large spacing, tall vines, moderately high yields yet good concentration and balance. · Light straw color and clear in the glass. Shy, but pleasing aromas of lemon, lime, roasted nuts and a tropical note. Good concentration of baked apple, white peach, honey, caramel and nutty flavors. Very good. Reviewed March 23, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2010 Alysian Westside Farms Clone 4 Russian River Valley Chardonnay
14.0% alc., pH 3.38, TA 0.72, 158 cases, $40. · Light straw color in the glass. A nose of interest with aromas of Meyer lemon curd, grilled peach, lychee, cream soda and almond. Green apple and lemon-lime flavors with a complimentary hint of nuttiness and toasty oak. Almost steely with grippy acidity that leaves a high-strung, operatic finish. This acid-driven wine reflects the cool vintage. Can be an excellent food wine, particularly with white fish in a butter or cream sauce or goat cheese. Good. Reviewed February 27, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2009 Gary Farrell Westside Farms Russian River Valley Chardonnay
14.2% alc., pH 3.36, TA 0.68, 916 cases, $38. Released May 1, 2011. Sourced from growers Ron and Pam Kaiser’s 40-acre vineyard that sits on the banks of the Russian River, just four miles from the Gary Farrell winery. The Chardonnay vines are clone 4 planted in 1989. Whole-cluster pressed, racked to 100% French oak barrels (43% new, 47% 1-yearold, and 10% 2-year-old), aged sur lie for 7 months. 100% malolactic fermentation. · Light straw color in the glass. Aromas of warm baked apple, butter brickle, flint and marzipan. Moderately intense flavors of baked green apples, lemon curd, hazelnuts and buttered toast with slightly dry tannins and some length on the aciddriven finish. Very good. Reviewed July 23, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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