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1999 Martinelli Vineyard Pinot Noir |
 Martinelli
Vineyard is a property well known for producing distinctive Pinot Noir
with rich flavors and concentration. The 1999 harvest provided
outstanding quality fruit for this wine. The grapes were hand picked,
hand sorted, destemmed and moved to small open top fermentors. All lots
received a minimum four day cold soak during which the clusters were
hand punched four times daily. After onset of fermentation, hand
punchdowns were continued through a 4-5 day maceration period.
The lots were then moved to French oak barrels and after
fermentation were aged in oak for an additional nine months in the
constant humidity and temperature of the Rutz Cellars caves. The Rutz
Cellars caves are an integral part of the winemaking equation for our
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines, providing the optimal fermenting and
aging environment as well as an actual working space. The French oak
program at Rutz Cellars is very extensive and the winery utilizes four
different coopers including Louis Latour , Francois Freres, Claude
Gillet and Sequin Moreau, for entry, middle and finishing flavors. The
wine is racked twice and unfined and goes through a very light
filtration at bottling.
The aromas are deep and intense with focused ripe cherry and sandalwood and balanced French oak. The flavors are very well structured with satisfying middle textures, good acidity for long term aging and delicious round fruit qualities that provide a long lingering finish. Harvest Dates – October 8,9 pH – 3.42 Alcohol – 13.9% Total Acid – 0.75 g/100ml Cases Produced – 246 |