Artesa Vineyards & Winery - Pinot Noir Reserve, Carneros

Classic Tier Reserve Tier Limited Release Wines

Albarino
Carneros Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valey Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley (3 Liter) Chardonnay
Napa Valley Chardonnay Reserve
Carneros Garnacha Rosado
Alexander Valley Gewurztraminer
San Benito County
Select Late Harvest Merlot Reserve
Sonoma Valley Pinot Blanc
Carneros Estate Pinot Noir
Carneros 3-Liter Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley

Pinot Noir Reserve
Carneros Syrah
Sonoma Valley

The grapes for this wine were grown on our Carneros estate, where high-stress, low-yielding hillside blocks were selected. The low yield and attention to viticultural detail enabled these grapes to fully ripen with natural acid balance.

Winemaking
Hand harvested at the peak of ripeness, the grapes were then de-stemmed (but not crushed) and put into either an open-top fermenter or one of our revolutionary automated tanks for gentle fermentation and extraction. About 1/3 of our lots are native yeast fermentations. Shortly after fermentation the wine was drained away from the skins and seeds and put directly into French oak barrels for maturation. Individual barrels were selected for inclusion in this blend.

Tasting Notes
Forward, bright, and juicy cherry and raspberry aromas and flavors are ever present in this wine. Complex layers of vanilla, licorice, cedar, clove, and cinnamon melt on your tongue. Perfect acidity maintains the fruit and will provide ten years of age ability.

Alcohol content, 14.7% by volume.
562 cases produced.