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"B" Field Blend Pinot Noir 2023

$31.39
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The Pinot Noir plantings on our McLean Creek Road Vineyard are a mix of different Burgundian clones, when planting B field in 2017, our winemaker Chris Carson decided to plant the new block with three Dijon clones (115, 667, 777) and a cutting taken from the block designated "Old Block", which is an unknown clone, with the goal of harvesting a "Field Blend" each year. For all other wines harvested from this vineyard, each clone is picked and fermented separately, but for this wine, the four clones were picked on the same day and co-fermented in a more traditional field blend way.

Due to low yields this vintage we produced only 315 cases. 

Specifications

  • Alcohol 13.5%
  • Acidity 6.0 g/L
  • Aging Neutral French Oak barrels for 11 months
  • Bottling Date August 24, 2024
  • ph 3.68
  • Region Okanagan Falls
  • Type Red
  • Varietal Pinot Noir
  • Vineyard McLean Creek Road Vineyard
  • Vintage 2023
  • Winemaker Chris Carson

  • Notes

    Winemaker Notes

    The 2023 growing season was an interesting one that really started in early November 2022 when we had an abrupt shift from late summer to winter. Followed up by extremely cold temperatures in December, we went into 2023 with some apprehension. While our Pinot Noir seemed to fare quite
    well, our Chardonnay was significantly down. Bud break happened at a normal time for our vineyards in early May, after which we experienced a strong growth period. By early June, vine growth was quite advanced, and we were ahead of a typical season; flowering was three weeks ahead of the previous year and veraison began the last week of July. We prepared for an early harvest, which began on September 5th. While our crop was light, the quality was exceptional, and the flavours and acid balance were excellent, some of the best we’ve had here at Meyer.

    Vineyard Notes

    Our family owned “McLean Creek Road Vineyard” is in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia. The vineyard has a predominantly steep southerly aspect with the soil comprised of alluvial and glacial deposits making up a mix of gravelly and sandy loams. The “B” field block was planted in 2017 with three Dijon clones (115, 667, 777) and a cutting taken from Old Block on McLean Creek Road. The four clones were picked on the same day and co-fermented as is done traditionally rather than harvesting and fermenting the clones separately. We practice sustainable farming principles.

    Production Notes

    The fruit was gently de-stemmed via gravity along with 25% whole cluster into open top fermenters and allowed to cold soak. After cold soaking, an indigenous yeast fermentation began lasting two weeks and peaking at 32 degrees Celsius, with gentle hand plunging of the must done throughout.
    After a post-maceration period the wine was transferred to older neutral 100% French oak barrels and puncheons where it remained for 11 months, malolactic fermentation occurred in late spring. In keeping with our philosophy to maintain, as much as possible, a hands-off approach in the cellar to allow the true expression of terroir, this wine is unfined and coarsely filtered.

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