2013
- Pinot Noir
- Gap's Crown Vineyard
2013
- Pinot Noir
- Gap's Crown Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
$65.00
Tasting Notes
Dark Ruby in color. Nose: vanilla, cola, dark ripe blueberry, blackberry, cooking spices (clove), ripe black cherry. Mouth: Pepper spice, bright blueberry, blackberry, fig, silky tannins and long finish.
Alcohol
14.2%
Cases
1117
In The Vineyard
Vineyard
Gap's Crown Vineyard
Clones
777, 115, 828
Voneyard age
Planted from 2002 to 2005
Site
Located in the Petaluma Gap region; West facing hillside of Sonoma Mountain; multiple exposures.
Soils
Goulding Cobbley Loam
Yield
2.3 tons/acre
Harvest
Harvest Dates
September 25-28, 2013
Harvest Brix:
777
picked at 27.5
115
pickd at 26.4
828
picked at 28.4
Growing Season
A warm and dry spring with near perfect growing conditions for bringing grapes to maturity and earlier harvesting. Optimum concentration and quality from the grapes.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes
Fermented with native yeast
Extended period of cold soak and maceration
Hand-punched cap
Native malolactic fermentation in barrels
Aged 9 months in Damy, Francios Freres, Radoux, and Cadus French oak barrels; less than 50% new.
Unfined and unfiltered.