2009 Red Rock Reserve Pinot Noir
An Experience in Balance
Our Red Rock Winery Reserve Pinot Noir was crafted in a fruit forward style with balance in mind, revealing aromas of red currant and strawberry. The palate is rich, offering layers of dark red cherries and raspberry jam, finishing with hints of oak and caramel. This Pinot Noir is an excellent match for a wide range of foods, offering a delicious balance to roasted poultry, lamb, or pork.
The Grape
Pinot Noir is characterized by its soft, tightly clustered dark purple bunches of fruit, which evoke flavors of black cherry, raspberry and currant flavors in the finished wine. Pinot Noir is the classic grape of Burgundy, but it has come into its own on California soil over the past few decades. It is typically planted in cooler climates to bring out its best characteristics. Pinot Noir has yielded some of the world's finest wines,marked by a lighter bodied, fruit forward character.
The Region
For this wine, we selected Pinot Noir grapes grown throughout California, giving our winemakers the flexibility to find the highest quality fruit from some of the state's premier vineyards. A portion of the grapes in our 2009 Pinot Noir were selected from Monterey County, which lent delicious fruit flavors to the wine. In the winery, we take care to achieve a delicate harmony between fruit and hints of oak, balancing body with flavor.
Winemaker Notes
The grapes for our 2009 Pinot Noir were harvested at night and early in the morning in order to preserve the natural fruit characteristics. The grapes were de-stemmed, but not crushed, to keep more whole berries in the fermentor, which enhanced the varietal character of the finished wine. The grapes were then fermented on the skins for five to six days at temperatures between 78-85°F. The entire blend underwent malolactic fermentation, adding complexity to the aromas and flavosr and ensuring stability in the finished wine. The wine was bottle aged for two months prior to release.
Wine Description
Our Red Rock Winery Pinot Noir displays layered flavors of strawberry, dark red cherry and raspberry jam, balanced with subtle hints of oak and caramel.
Finished Wine
- Appellation: California
- Alcohol Level: 13.68%
- Residual Sugar: 0.2 g/100ml
- Total Acidity: 0.54 g/100ml
- pH: 3.63
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