2008 PINOT NOIR
WINE DETAILS
| retail price: | $25.00 |
| club price: | n/a |
| available: | Yes |
| cases: | 14672 |
| formats: | 750mL |
| released: | Sep 1, 2009 |
| date profiled: | Feb 7, 2011 |
| region: | Central Coast |
| AVA: | Santa Lucia Highlands |
| vineyards: | Paraiso Vineyards |
| estate fruit: | Yes |
| single vineyard: | No |
| brix at harvest: | 24.0° |
| alcohol: | 14.2% |
| fined: | No |
| filtered: | No |
| oak type: | 100% French |
| oak barrels: | 40% New |
| oak aging: | 11 Months |
| varietal | % | AVA | clone |
|---|---|---|---|
| pinot noir | 100% |
| ships to: AK CA CO FL GA HI IA KS MI MN MO NV NH NM NY NC OH OR TX VA WA WI |
Winemaker David Fleming Notes
The 2008 estate Pinot Noir is a fine example of clonal diversity coming together in one wine. It is a blend of four different clones we grow on our estate vineyard. The Martini brings a feminine elegance and delicacy, and 115 and 667 offer masculine structure and intensity, while the 777 adds a soft perfumed, strawberry component.
About 70% of the fruit for this wine was fermented in small five-ton open-top fermenters, with the balance in ten-ton tanks. All received a four-day cold soak, then separate lots were inoculated with three unique yeast strains; RC212, GRE, and BGY. We increased the new barrel contact from 30% to 40% this vintage, adding just enough wood character. This wine is youthful and approachable, with soft acidity ...more... and a juicy mid-palate with seamless transition. The focus is decidedly Burgundian, with flavors of cherry and raspberry.
About 70% of the fruit for this wine was fermented in small five-ton open-top fermenters, with the balance in ten-ton tanks. All received a four-day cold soak, then separate lots were inoculated with three unique yeast strains; RC212, GRE, and BGY. We increased the new barrel contact from 30% to 40% this vintage, adding just enough wood character. This wine is youthful and approachable, with soft acidity ...more... and a juicy mid-palate with seamless transition. The focus is decidedly Burgundian, with flavors of cherry and raspberry.
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