Siduri, Anderson Valley (Mendocino County, California) Pinot Noir 2017

 I saw Siduri co-owner, Adam Lee, at a Jackson Family seminar in Seattle a few years ago.  I asked him how he felt about selling the winery that he and his wife, Dianna, started to the Jackson family.  He said, “It’s great, now I can concentrate what I love best, making wine.”  Another advantage of working with the Jackson Family must be access to other vineyards like Edmeades in Anderson Valley, also a Jackson Family estate.  Anderson Valley is in Mendocino County north of San Francisco.  Although it is inland, it is a valley that lies west to east and is cooled by winds from Pacific Ocean.  This wine is textbook Anderson Valley, elegant and delicate with aromas of raspberries, cherries and dried rose petals.  In the mouth it is light bodied and savory, carrying through the berry flavors enlivened by crisp acidity and supported by fine grained tannins.  It is a versatile wine with food that can handle the range of flavors of a Thanksgiving meal from the turkey to the sweet potatoes.