Wine Article

This Pinot Noir is a melange of two vineyards, Kanzler and La Jons, whose sum has made a better wine than its parts in this vintage. 70% of the fruit was de-stemmed, while 30% remained whole cluster. The juice fermented in 3/4 ton bins on its own yeast and completed native malolactic fermentation in barrel. During fermentation, the cap on the de-stemmed fruit was punched down with the palm of the hand, while the whole cluster bins received pigeage by feet. After fermentation, the wine was placed in French oak barrels, 30% of which were new, and aged on its lees untouched for 16 months. Finally, for assembly, each barrel was racked by gravity in preparation for bottling. 287 cases were produced.