2007 Estate Grown Pinot Noir

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Tasting Notes November 2016 (as written by participants to the 2016 Harvest Party)

Color: Clear and bright tones of ruby

Nose: Classic Pinot nose of fruit and mineral tones

Mouthfeel: Luscious, textural

Flavor: Bright acids of fresh cranberry! Still. This will last another 10 years, no prob. Earthy and fruity with a lingering aftertaste of sunshine.

Tasted Feb. 2015

Color: Pure red to ruby translucence. Classic Burgundy look and feel.

Nose: Bright pomegranate to cranberry with the earthiness of wet-sex. In France, they say, "ah-nee-mahl´".

Flavors: Brilliant!! Red fruit of fresh cranberry, raspberry and pomegranate with crisp minerality mid-palate. Deep complement of earthiness and fine tannins for deep complexity. Long spicy finish of white pepper, fruit and earth combined

Vineyard and Winemaking Notes

Vineyard: Halleck Vineyard Estate Vineyard, Sonoma Coast AVA

Fermentation: These grapes were picked at our harvest party in the early morning, hand-sorted and destemmed then cold soaked for 5 days before going through whole berry fermentation and receiving 2 punch-downs per day. Fermentation took 12 days in a open top 1-ton fermenter and the wine was then racked to barrels.Considering we only needed 2 barrels for this small lot, we used a 1 year old Remond Allier and a 1 year old Taransaud. The wine remained in barrel for 9 months. This wine was not racked until bottling.

Barrel Program: 30% new French Oak, 30% one-year-old French Oak and 40% older. Wine remained in barrel for ten months with one racking at five months during blending.