2016 Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

OR - Rogue Valley

$45.00 / 750 mL Bottle

Alcohol 13.8%

Wine Review Online 92 James Sucking 93

Harvested from our first vineyard in the Rogue Valley region of Southern Oregon, our 2015 Pinot Noir features ripe flavors and a full body, balanced with freshness and elegance. From hand-picking and sorting the grapes to aging the wine in 100% French Oak barrels, we spared no expense in crafting this complex and layered Oregon Pinot for our first release. This has an enticing, spicy thread to the nose and palate with a core of attractively fresh, plush and succulent red cherries in a gently grippy, detailed tannin frame. Drink or hold. 93 James Suckling

Notes

Vinification notes: Grapes were carefully harvested by hand in the cold, dewy morning just after sunrise, in early September 2016. The clusters were meticulously hand sorted, destemmed, then berry sorted both by hand and via optical sorter. The whole berries were then carefully gravity transferred to stainless steel, open top micro-fermenters, where the must was cold soaked to gently extract color and flavor. Using specially selected yeast strains, the fermentations were gently punched down by hand daily before being pressed in our gentle stainless steel basket press. This wine was then carefully aged for 15 months in 100% French oak, with 35% new, and 20% once-filled French. After bottling the wine was allowed to bottle condition for 12 months prior to release to allow the wine to develop to its fullest potential.

No expense was spared in the creation of this Pinot Noir from Naumes Family Vineyards.