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2007 Stagecoach Vineyard Marsanne

“This wine was aged 16 months in 30% new French oak and 70% one-year-old barrels. We decided that the Stagecoach vineyard needed additional barrel aging to help marry the minerality of the wine with the intense fruit, thus producing a wine of elegance, finesse and ability to age gracefully for years to come.” – Jeff Cohn

Tasting Notes

Spiced pineapple and coconut crème are intertwined with wet stone, orange blossom and sweet butter. On the palate the wine is viscous and opulent, but carries itself elegantly through the finish. This is classic Marsanne, with flavors of orange blossom, apricots and peaches that are highlighted by honeysuckle, candle wax, bitter almond and hints of clover.

Varietals: 100% Marsanne
Appellation: Atlas Peak
Alcohol: 15%
Production: 117 cases

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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 91 points

A more exotic white, the full-bodied 2008 Marsanne Stagecoach Vineyard exhibits plenty of orange blossom, white currant and acacia flower-like notes in its intense, rich personality. Both of these whites are best consumed in their exuberant, flamboyant youth, over the next 1-2 years.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 93 points

I love the 2007 Marsanne Stagecoach Vineyard (117 cases), which possesses serious concentration as well as loads of character.

Extremely fragrant, coconut-infused pineapple, peach and apricot flavors give this wine a generous tropical profile. Full-bodied, with a lush texture but also enough acidity on the backbone to keep this light on its feet. The piña colada notes echo on the long finish. Drink now through 2012. 83 cases made. –MW