  VINEYARD Appellation: McMinnville AVA Yield: 2.2 tons per acre average Clone: Pommard and 777 Nekia and Yamhill series Biodynamic and sustainable farming PRODUCTION 6 barrels - 150 cases of 750 ml HARVEST Harvest date: October 5th of 2007 for the Pommard and October 14th of 2007 for 777 Harvest Brix: 21.8 (Pommard) 21.3 (777) average WINEMAKING Hand harvested grapes — 100 % destemmed but not crushed. Fermented in one Rousseau 2 ton French oak open top fermenter. Cap manually punched down twice a day during fermentation. Minimal cold soak and 12 days total average cuvaison. Aged an average of 18 months in French oak barrels: 40 % new oak from Tonnellerie Rousseau. Bottled unfined on February of, 2009. Bottle aged 5 months. Released in July 2009. WINEMAKERS TASTING NOTES AND COMMENTS
Remarkably ripe and fleshy for the cool 2007 vintage in Oregon, our Momtazi Vineyard Pinot Noir combines macerated cherry flavors with complex notes of dried roses, gingerbread, toffee, and hints of clean loamy earth. The nicely rich palate and slightly firm tannins provide attractive intensity now and promise excellent future pleasure as well. It will match wonderfully with pork and richer preparations of chicken and salmon. |