Exuberance Pinot Noir
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Wine Technical Data:
100% Estate Grown |
Our 2005 Exuberance Pinot Noir is the finest Estate Pinot Noir we have produced. The Exuberance label is a reserve bottling that we will only produce for the seldom vintage that we believe to be one of the finest of the decade. Our wines are grown, not made. It takes exceptional fruit to make award-winning wine. The Exuberance Pinot Noir recently won Gold Medals in both the 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (www.WineJudging.com), the largest competition of American wines in the world, and in the 2008 West Coast Wine Competition. Back-to-back Gold medals have proven that our terroir, meticulous organic farming practices, and hands-off winemaking philosophy result in exceptional wines.
VINEYARD NOTES: Planted in 1998, this 3.75-acre Sonoma Valley vineyard which borders on Los Carneros is comprised entirely of French Dijon Clones 115, 667 and 777. This vineyard experiences the full impact of San Francisco Bay’s cooling fog in the summer. Phil Coturri’s organic vineyard management practices along with dry-farming and cane pruning result in small yields (less than 2 tons per acre) of the highest quality grapes. The vineyard will be certified organic in September, 2008.
TASTING NOTES: Aromas of raspberry, plums, violet and floral tones fold into black cherry and cedar as the wine is swirled. The wine’s texture is elegant and rich, with a deep, lingering finish.
“The Exuberance Pinot Noir is one of the best Pinots I’ve ever tasted”
– Dave Rafanelli, A. Rafanelli Vineyard and Winery
For more information, please contact Bill Canihan at (415) 929-8190 or Bill@CanihanWines.com.
PO Box 29629
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 929-8190 Office
(415) 929-8290 Fax
