Pinot Noir

Extreme mountain viticulture at its best. Made from 100% Pinot Noir from the Wise Brothers Secrest Mountain Vineyard that sits above the town of Oliver. The brothers worked hard, but it was one of those cross-your-fingers autumns. But as luck would have it, the late ripening and warm fall of 2010 allowed excellent flavour development; very pure strawberry and cherry characters. The grapes were gently treated, with the great majority of them going into the fermenter as whole berries. The fermentation was conducted at a ridiculous, almost fatally hot temperature for the yeast. This did allow us to extract very fine tannins without extending our maceration at the risk of the fruit character. Like a good Okanagan Pinot Noir should, this has the fruit, acid, and structure for foods heavy in tomatoes and olive oil.

Technical Information:

Release Date: September 2011
pH 3.73
TA 6.5
RS 0.4
Alc 13.0%
Cases 550
CSPC 164426
Price $27.00

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