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Wine Details
Price:
$13.00 per bottle
Description:
The Pinot Noir grapes are grown on the southern most region of the Scarlett Ranch where the vineyard is unprotected by the hills and has the greatest influence of the cooler bay breeze. The must (soupy mass of crushed grapes, juice, skins, pulp, and seeds) was cold soaked for 4 days at 48° F and then fermented for 13 days at 75°F. Harvested on September 18, 2003 from the Scarlett Ranch at 26.3° brix. The wine was aged for 593 days in 1 and 2 year old American oak barrels, where malo-lactic fermentation was completed.
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Varietal Definition
Pinot Noir:
The name is derived from the French words for ‘pine’ and ‘black’ alluding to the varietals' tightly clustered dark purple pine cone shaped bunches of fruit. Pinot Noir grapes are grown around the world, mostly in the cooler regions, but the grape is chiefly associated with the Burgundy region of France. It is widely considered to produce some of the finest wines in the world, but is a difficult variety to cultivate and transform into wine. By volume most Pinot Noir in America is grown in California with Oregon coming in second. Other regions are Washington State and New York.During 2004 and the beginning of 2005, Pinot Noir became considerably more popular amongst consumers in the United States, possibly because of the movie Sideways. Being lighter in style, it has benefited from a trend toward more restrained, less alcoholic wines. It is the delicate, subtle, complex and elegant nature of this wine that encourages growers and winemakers to cultivate this difficult grape. Robert Parker has described Pinot Noir: "When it's great, Pinot Noir produces the most complex, hedonistic, and remarkably thrilling red wine in the world."
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