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LONG BEACH GRAND CRU WINE COMPETITION: Silver
2007 Pinot Noir Reserve
Sonoma Coast
Aromas of smoky dried cherries, marion berry; leather, vanilla, fresh cherries and slight hints of tobacco on the mouth with a silky finish.
$32.00 per bottle
| WINEMAKING |
Hand-harvested and fermented in a 4-ton open top fermentor with one daily punch down Aged in primarily Damy and Cadus coopered new and neutral French oak barrels for 24 months. The wine was bottled on 8, September 2009. |
| COMPOSITION | 99% Pinot Noir, 1% Syrah |
| ANALYSES | pH
Acidity
Alcohol |
3.69
.61 grams/100 ml
14% |
VINEYARD
DETAILS | Soil profile: | The Mollisol soil series consists of abundant organic matter in the topsoil (33% clay) and subsurface (48% clay) layers. Both drainage and heat retention in this soil type are quite good, allowing for naturally balanced vine vigor in addition to physiological ripeness. |
| | Aspect: | West - facing flat |
| | Year planted: |
1996 |
| | Clone: | Morey St Denis, 113,777 and 667 |
| | Rootstock: | 110R |
| | Trellis: | VSP |
| PRODUCTION |
298 cases |
| CELLARING |
Recommended cellaring time 7 to 8 years.
Optimal storage temperature 55 - 65 F. |
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