Arcadian Gold Coast Vineyard Pinot Noir 2005

BN#268977

$49.95 in mixed case $44.96 SKU1409014

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Only the best Pinot Noir grape clusters are handpicked in the vineyard in the early morning hours when the fruit is still cool. Pinot Noir has a tendency to ferment very quickly thus preventing full color and flavor extraction. To arrest the on-set of immediate fermentation, dry ice is added to small open-top fermenting vats. This “cold soaked at 10° Centigrade slows fermentation while saturating the juice with rich fruit flavor and true Pinot Noir color. Concomitant with the primary fermentation is malolactic fermentation (malic acid to lactic acid), which reduces the total acid and imparts softness to the wine. The grapes are pigeaged (foot treaded) 3 to 5 times daily to extract color and tannin. We then press the wine at 1 - 2 % sugar and allow it to complete fermentation in barrel; this helps integrate the qualities of oak in the wine. The wine was aged in 36-month old, extra-tight grain Sirugue barrels from the Allier forest of which 40 % were new. Elevage lasted for 22 months and the finished wine was bottled in mid July.