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2006 Pinot Noir Monterey
2006 Pinot Noir Monterey

Our wonderful Central Coast Pinot Noir is dense, rich and extracted just like it's older sister.  The grapes were harvested at optimal ripeness by the gang at Scheid Vineyards and they delivered the grapes to our winery at about 24.5 Brix.  The fruit was perfect and so is the resulting wine.

We crushed and fermented in small 1-ton-open-topped fermentation tanks.  We hand punched down these grapes twice daily for 7 days and then pressed directly to 4 year old french barrels.  The wine was aged for 15 months before bottling on January 31, 2008.

We finally made more wine this year, about 600 cases and just in time because the 2005 is almost gone.

This Pinot Noir has exceptional red cherry-pit flavors with a background of cherries, raspberries, dried herbs and tar combine with leafy and earthy vine flavors.  This well-balanced, elegant wine has a long delightful finish.  I love Central Coast Pinot Noir, and hope you will agree that this wine is superb.

Medal List

·          2006 Pinot Noir - Monterey

Gold – San Diego National Wine Competition 08

Silver – Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Awards 08

Silver – Riverside International Wine Competition 08

Silver – San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 08

Silver – West Coast Wine Competition 08

Silver - 88 points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine May2 008 

Silver - World Wine Championships - “Highly Recommended” 08

Bronze – Pacific Rim Wine Competition 08

Bronze – New World National Wine Competition 08

Bronze – Orange County Fair Wine Competition 08

 

 
2006 PINOT NOIR MONTEREY 750 ml     $39.00 

Detailed Wine Information
Acidity:0.63 g/100
Alcohol:14.030%
Appellation:Monterey
Bottling Date:January 31, 2008
Fermentation:10 days in 1-ton-open-topped fermentation tanks
Harvest Date:Grapes were hand picked the last week of September. The rains that plagued Northern California missed most of Monterey County. We were worried about the mold, but were given a break with this vineyard.
Harvest Notes:see harvest dates above.
Oak:25% new French Oak + 75 % 4 year old french
Release Date:March 01, 2008
Sugar:0.08%
Tasting Notes:Bright berry fruit, earthy aromas, tar, licorce, and smokey oak combine with soft-subtle tannis, on a lingering finish.
Time In Oak:15 months
Vineyard Notes:This vineyard is tucked up against the coastal mountains in the Santa Lucia Highlands near Greenfield. The wind swept area is famous for growing exceptional Pinot Noir.
Vintage Notes:see harvest notes
Winemakers Notes:Grapes arrived at our winery and were crushed, leaving about 30% whole berry. The grapes were allowed to cold soak for about 3 days and then start with natural fermentations. We added yeast at about 10 Brix, just to make sure the ferments finished, since alcohols were estimated to be about 14.7% on this wine. Grapes were presed off direcgt to french oak barrels. Malo in barrel, aged on lees 15 months, no stirring.
Year:2006

Accolades - GOLD Medals 4-28-10

2004 Portentous – California

Double GOLD - LA Int'l Wine 2010

Double GOLD - New World 2010

Gold - Orange County

Gold - SF International 2010

2008 Sauvignon Blanc – Dry Creek Valley

92 Points - The Wine Enthusiast Magazine MAY 2010 Issue

 

2006 Pinot Noir – Monterey

DOUBLE Gold - SF International 2010

Gold – San Francisco Chronicle  2010

Gold – New World Int'l Wine 2009

Gold - San Diego 2008

 

2005 Zinfandel – Dry Creek Valley

Gold – LA Int'l Wine Comp. 2010

Gold – California State Fair 2008

Gold – San Diego Wine Competition 08

Gold – World Wine -Exceptional” 08

Gold – California State Fair 07

Gold – LA Int'l Wine Comp. 07

Gold – LA Int'l Wine Comp– Best Label– 07

Gold – Orange County Fair 07

 

2005 Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa - Howell Mountain

Double Gold/Best of Class- New World Int. Wine 09

Gold – Pacific Rim Wine Comp. 08

Gold – San Diego Wine Comp. 08

Gold – West Coast Wine Comp. 08

 

2006 Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa - Howell Mountain

Double Gold - Pacific Rim Comp 2010

Double Gold/Best of Class - New World 2010

Gold - Dallas Morning News 2010

Gold - San Diego Wine Comp 2010

Gold - West Coast Wine Comp 2010

 

2008 Petite Sirah - Dry Creek Valley

93 Points - The Wine Enthusiast Magazine - May 2010 Issue

Double Gold - SF Chronicle 2010

Gold - LA Int'l Wine 2010

Gold - Orange County 2010

Gold - West Coast 2010

Gold – San Diego Wine Comp.2010

Gold - Pacific Rim Int'l Comp 2010

 

 

 

Gift Baskets

 

Gold – California State Fair 2009Gold – San Diego National Wine Competition 2008