This is the 26th release of our Mendocino Pinot Noir, with this being a reserve wine from Anderson Valley. Mendocino County’s cool climate produces a very elegant and rich style of Pinot Noir with balanced acidity, dark color, full tannins and very fruity flavors. Our style is much more French Burgundy than California.

This wine is dark purple garnet in color and Burgundian in style; with rich, full and attractive aromas/flavors of ripe black cherries, plum, toasty oak and hints of earth. Soft tannins, balanced acidity and a rich, velvety mouth-feel produce a luscious wine that is enjoyable now and will develop more complexity with additional aging in the bottle.

All of the fruit was hand-harvested at 25 degrees brix. After crushing, approximately 20 percent of the grapes were added whole-cluster to cold soak for 4 days before  fermentation. The must was punched down twice daily for an average of two weeks to gently extract color, flavor and tannins.

• Harvest Date: September 24th
• Fermentation: 4 days of cold soak, punched down or pumped over twice a day for 14 days in stainless open top fermentors
  
• Aging: 32 months in French and Burgundy barrels (25% new) 
  
• Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
  
• Alcohol: 14.6%
  
• Total Acidity: 6.9 g/L
  
• pH: 3.62
  
• Residual Sugar: 0.6 g/L