Rodney Strong Russian River Pinot Noir

OUR STORY At Rodney Strong Vineyards we focus on modern artisan winemaking exclusively from Sonoma County California. Our family owned winery is committed to quality wines and to protecting our resources for the future. We are solar powered certified sus- tainable practice Fish Friendly Farming and we are Sonoma County’s fi rst carbon neutral winery. HISTORY Rod Strong was among the fi rst modern wine pioneers with a vision to plant Pinot Noir in the Russian River Valley. In 1968 he planted our heritage River East Vineyard in the alluvial clay-loam soils adjacent to the winery in Healdsburg. Today the Russian River Valley is well established as one of the premier Pinot Noir growing regions in the world and we continue to rely on the ori- ginal River East Vineyard as a core contributor to our estate vineyard bottling. THE VINTAGE & VINEYARD A mild dry winter encouraged early bud break in Sonoma County in 2014. The growing season was very warm overall but tem- pered by s