2007

Saratoga Cuvée Pinot Noir

   

Tech Notes

Yield: 1.5 tons per acre

Harvest: September 6th-October 4th

Numbers @ Harvest: 24.5° Brix, 3.5 pH, 7.0 grams acidity

Barrel Regimen: French Burgundy-1/2 new; aged 11 months in barrel

Bottling: August 2008; no fining or filtration

Alcohol: 13.9%

Tasting Notes

Release Date: Spring 2010

Composed of three cool climate sites in the Santa Cruz Mountains—Woodside (northern), Mount Eden (middle), and Santa Cruz (southern)—this 2007 Cuvée displays great purity in the aromas of crushed raspberry, blueberry and loamy earth. There is firm acidity with moderate tannins which form the structure; all too rare in modern California Pinot. Wild strawberry-blueberry flavors dominate in the mid-palate with a good spice component. Totally fermented on native yeasts and aged in Burgundy barrels for eleven months, this Pinot is neither fined nor filtered.

Label

Production

245 Cases

 
 
 
 

22020 Mount Eden Rd., Saratoga, CA 95070

408-867-5832