Canihan Wines Pinot Noir

Wine Technical Data: 100% Estate Grown 100% Dijon Clones 115, 667 & 777 Harvested on September 8, 2004 Sugar at Harvest: 26.5 Brix Cold soaked for four days Aged 16 months in 100% French Oak 14.5% Alcohol Residual Sugar: Dry Total Acid: 0.56g/100ml 3.87 pH Bottled on March 8, 2006 50 Cases Produced Released December, 2006 $35 per bottle Silver Medal Winner: 2007 SF Chronicle Wine Competitio Bronze Medal Winner: 2007 West Coast Wine Competition Bronze Medal Winner:  2007 San Francisco International Wine Competition

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 Biodynamic vineyard management practices along with dry-farming and cane pruning result in small yields (less than 2 tons per acre) of the highest quality berries. The vineyard will be certified organic this fall.

WINEMAKING NOTES:  The fruit is harvested in the early morning hours, and destemmed Pinot Noir grapes consisting of a blend of 40% Dijon Clone 667, 40% Clone 777, and 20% Clone 115 were cold macerated for four days in an open-top tank before fermentation on wild (native) yeast. Adhering to traditional Burgundian techniques that advocate minimal handling, the wine was neither filtered nor fined, and racked only twice into Francois Freres barrels prior to bottling on March 8, 2006.

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 rich and full, with a deep, lingering finish.

For more information, please contact Bill Canihan at Bill@CanihanWines.com