A blend of Dijon Clone 777, Coury Clone, and Dijon Clone 115, this beautiful cuveé is deep, dark and luscious. The wine greets you with a complex bouquet full of earth, smoke and pipe tobacco. A first taste confers a foundation of blackberry and blueberry fruits with tones of leather and high notes of rosemary. The finish is smoky with hints of malted chocolate. This wine will age beautifully for another six - eight years. We recommend bottle aging this wine for at least one year before drinking and then decanting before serving.
Blend 100% Pinot Noir; Estate Vineyard and Hyland Vineyards Appellation Willamette Valley, Oregon
Harvest Dates October 4 through 14, 2007
Yield 2.7 tons/acre
Sugar at Harvest 23.2° Brix
Fermentation Following cold soak, multiple small lots
using stainless and 130-gallon French oak
rotary fermentors
Aging Over 11 months in 20% new French oak
and 80% second- and third-year French
oak