Canihan Wines 2007 Pinot Noir

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Wine Technical Data: 100% Estate Grown Certified Organic Vineyard 80% Dijon Clones 115, 667 & 777 4% Pommard; 5% 2A; 5% Masson, 6% Swan. Harvested on September 6, 2007 Sugar at harvest: 25.2 Brix Aged 20 months in 100% French Oak 14.0% Alcohol TA: 0.60g/100ml 3.72 pH Bottled on May 21, 2009 Released February 14, 2010 290 Cases Produced 90 Points-Connoisseurs’ Guide, Oct 09 $39 per bottle

Our 2007 Estate Pinot Noir is the fourth vintage from our organic, dry-farmed Carneros/Sonoma Valley vineyard. It takes exceptional fruit to make award-winning wine. Our unique terroir, meticulous organic & biodynamic farming practices, and hands-off winemaking philosophy result in exceptional Pinot Noir.

VINEYARD NOTES: Our original 3.75-acre Pinot Noir block was planted in 1998, borders on Los Carneros and is comprised entirely of French Dijon Clones 115, 667 and 777. Our newer 3.61-acre block is comprised of Clone 2A Wadenswil, Pommard, Masson, Swan, and Dijon Clones 115, 667 & 777. These vineyards experience 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 1.5 tons per acre) of the highest quality grapes. The vineyards are certified organic by CCOF.

TASTING NOTES: “Touches of cocoa, graham crackers and sweet earth sit lightly atop well-defined, black cherry fruit in the nose, and the wine’s deep, fully ripened flavors follow suit. A full-bodied and fairly fleshy version of Pinot, it is also balanced, and it manages to convey a fair bit of complexity. It shows fine stamina and strength at the finish, and it comes with the real promise of several years’ growth.”- Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine, October, 2009.

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