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Old Block Pinot Noir 2017
Old Block Pinot Noir 2017

Old Block Pinot Noir 2017

$56.61
93 Points, Michael Godel

"Sand and gravel Okanagan Falls loams are the source at decent (320-380m) of altitude for a pinot noir of high fruit intensity and further ideals grounded in earth and tension. The bones are big and anything but brittle because the mystery of tannin is wrapped up tight inside the acidity of enigma. There is a tractive and emotive tendency that drives this deep and long. Big time serious and furtive pinot noir. Drink 2020-2027." - Tasted April 2019.

Specifications

  • Alcohol 13.5%
  • Acidity 6.7 g/L
  • Appellation Okanagan Falls
  • ph 3.69
  • Region Okanagan Valley
  • Type Red
  • Varietal Pinot Noir
  • Vintage 2017
  • Winemaker Chris Carson

  • Notes

    Winemaker Notes

    AAt the winery the fruit was gently de-stemmed via gravity into small open top fermenters (with 10% kept whole cluster) and allowed to cold soak. After cold soaking, an indigenous fermentation began, with temperature peaking at 30 degrees Celsius. Gentle hand plunging of the must was done throughout. After a post-maceration period the wine was transferred to 100% French oak barrels (30% new) where it remained for 11 months. A natural 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 the terroir this wine is unfined and unfiltered. 

    Vineyard Notes

    Our family owned “McLean Creek Road Vineyard” is located 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 “Old Block” Pinot Noir as it is affectionately called, is one of the original vineyard plantings in 1994 and is part of the largest block of Pinot Noir at McLean Creek Road.  It has a steep southerly aspect to capture the full range of the sun, is roughly one acre in size, and the clone is unknown. We have always believed the “Old Block” was capable of standing on its own but we had to wait until the new planting (2009) of Pinot Noir had matured and came into full production. Although we are not certified organic, we practice organic/sustainable farming principles.

    Production Notes

    311 cases produced. 

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