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2000 Martinelli Vineyard Pinot Noir |
 The
2000 vintage from Martinelli Vineyards is a distinctive Pinot Noir with
rich flavors and concentration. Grapes from this highly coveted vineyard
were hand picked, hand sorted, destemmed, and moved to small open top
fermentors. Each lot received a minimum four-day cold soak, during which
the clusters were punched down four times per day. After the onset of
fermentation, hand punch-downs were continued through a five-day
maceration period. Upon completing fermentation, the lots were moved to
French oak barrels where they were aged for nine months in the
controlled environment of the Rutz Cellars cave. Rutz Cellars uses only
French oak barrels from four distinguished wine coopers: Louis Latour,
Francois Freres, Claude Gillet and Seguin Moreau. The wine is racked
twice, is unfined, and goes through a very light filtration at bottling.
Ruby red in appearance. Intense ripe cherry and floral aromas. Plush, black cherry fruit flavors with hints of vanilla and cola. The finish is long, exhibiting more jamminess with smoke and toast. Harvest Dates – September 16-25 pH – 3.45 Alcohol – 13.9% Total Acid – 0.663 g/100ml Cases Produced – 310 |