BOUCHAINE VINEYARDS ESTATE PINOT NOIR DIJON CLONE 2019 750 mL

Vinification
All fruit is hand-harvested at night, preserving berry integrity. After a 7-day
cold soak, fruit is fermented with native yeast in open top tanks. The wine
is then drawn off and the must is placed into a basket press for gentle
pressing. All wines complete malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.
The vineyard blocks are kept separate for evaluationwith the most intriguing
blocks racked together in late Spring to assemble the finest expression
of the D ijon clones from our estate. The blend is returned to barrel to allow
the wine to marry before bottling.

Tasting Notes
You mayhave met my sister (the Pommard clone) by now. What can I say;
she’s flashy, juicy and lush. I know wh at they say about me, ‘She’s more
reserved and mercurial, blah, blah, blah.’ But give me time and once I unwind
. . . watch out. Layers of dense dark fruit entwined with more spice than
I know what to do with. Like I said, give me time . . . but don’t miss your chance.

Appellation
Napa Valley, Carneros
Harvest Date
September 11, 2019
PH
3.58
RS
0 g/L
Vineyard
Estate
Bottling Date
August 5, 2020
TA
5.6 g/L
Alcoh ol
14.5%
Production
400 cases (750ml)
Maturation
33% new French oak
Aging
10 months