2021 Fly Rod Cellars Plastic Surgeon Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

OR - Oregon

$33.00 / 750 mL Bottle

Alcohol 13.1%
pH 3.60

Titratable Acid 5.0 g/L
Bottling Date 8-8-22

Our first wine from outside of Washington is 100% Pinot Noir from Erratic Oaks Vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Pretty aromas of perfume, lavender, cherry, cinnamon and fresh cut grass are a precursor to flavors of cherry, raspberry, mushroom, olives, and green tea. The finish is juicy and long with medium tannins. Aged for 10 months in 67% neutral and 33% new Francois Freres French oak barrels.

Notes

Two clones were blended together for this Pinot: Clone 115 and Pommard. Brix (% sugar) at harvest was 23.0%. Our grapes were hand sorted and mechanically destemmed into a small bin for a two day cold soak to bring out flavors and color. Yeast and nutrients were added to start a 8 day active fermentation. The “free run” wine was pumped into barrels and the remaining skins were gently pressed to extract remaining wine into the barrels. The wine then went through a malolactic fermentation which softens the wine.

Maker Name

Troy Mandeville and John Richardson

Vineyard/Orchard Name

Erratic Oaks