2008 PINOT NOIR

WINE DETAILS
retail price: | $25.00 |
club price: | n/a |
available: | None |
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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