2007 Pinot Noir Estate

Appellation:

VQA Beamsville Bench

About This Wine:

This wine originates from our Cave Spring Vineyard, located on a hillside of the Niagara Escarpment overlooking Lake Ontario known as the Beamsville Bench. Hand crafted from the finest parcels at our estate, this classically styled Pinot Noir stands out for its elegance and complexity. Minimally filtered, it may require decanting.

Origin:

Two nearly contiguous blocks of Pinot Noir vines in their 9th leaf at Cave Spring Vineyard

Soil:

Stony, limestone-rich clay loam till overlying shale and sandstone

Composition:

100% Pinot Noir

Harvest Data:

Harvest Date- Oct. 30
Sugar- 20.7º Brix
Titratable Acidity- 7.1 g/L
pH- 3.24
Yield- 3.4 tonnes/acre (59 hl/ha)

Vinification:

14 day maceration followed by gentle pressing and ageing for 18 months in new and second year French oak

Bottling Data:

Bottling Date- Sept. ‘09
Alc./Vol. 13%
Residual Sugar- <2 g/L
Titratable Acidity- 6.2 g/L
pH- 3.43
Production- 550 cs. (9L)

Tasting Notes:

A highly aromatic nose of earth, forest floor, sour cherry, molasses and charred oak; the palate is dense and rich with bright cherry fruit up front, a brawny, expansive middle with robust yet smooth tannins and deeply concentrated black cherry fruit and a long, intense finish with notes of tar, toasted oak and tobacco leaf (10/09)

Taste Profile:

Dry (D)

Serving Suggestions:

Beef carpaccio; mushroom risotto; Coq au Vin; roast Guinea Hen; grilled calf’s liver; sautéed sweetbreads; roasts of turkey or game birds (e.g., duck, pheasant); grilled or braised rabbit

Ageability:

Best approached beginning in 2010, this vintage will continue to develop until 2015, and should hold beyond

Reviews & Accolades:

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Ontario Retail Price:

$39.95

Ontario Availability:

Winery Only