Tasting Notes
"Los Carneros Pinot is a subtly complex masterpiece. The 2007 offers brooding, earthy aromas of dark cherry and forest floor, with a touch of spice. Flavors continue with ripe, black plum, hints of coffee and cocoa surrounded by a soft, velvety texture that ends in a fleshy, long finish." - Melissa Stackhouse, La Crema Winemaker
Acclaim
Gold Medal - 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
The Place: Los Carneros
Los Carneros is the most southern of our Appellation Series Pinot regions. Straddling the Napa / Sonoma County line, the Los Carneros hills roll up from the San Pablo Bay. The unique factor here is wind - a relentless cooling force that charges up the rolling hillsides. Our Los Carneros vineyards are just three miles from the bay, so the constant cooling influence of wind and fog allow the fruit ample time on the vine to develop full, concentrated flavors and velvety texture.
Wine Stats
Appellation: 95% Los Carneros, 5% Sonoma Coast
Composition: 100% Pinot Noir
Clonal Selection: 115, 667, 777, 828, Calera, 2A
Type of Oak: 100% French, 35% new barrels, medium and medium plus toast levels
Time in Barrel: 10 months
Alcohol: 14.5%
T.A.: 0.57g / 100mL
pH: 3.63
R.S.: 0.07%
Cases Produced: 6,900
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