Napa Cellars Reserve Collection Pinot Noir 2016
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Carneros
Harvest Date
August 26 – September 7, 2016
Acid
T.A.: 0.48 g / 100ml
pH
3.70
Aging
19 months, 100% French oak (41% new)
Alcohol %
14.2
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This Pinot Noir opens with aromas of black cherry, dark plum, crushed berries,
graham cracker, spicy oak with hints of earthiness forest floor and light mushroom.
With its fruit forward, viscous palate, soft entry and fine-grained tannins, this wine
delivers decadent flavors of red fruits, cherry and warm spicy tones, almonds, toffee,
cola and mocha. This wine concludes with spiced fruit compote and a lengthy oak
finish. This is a complex, yet food friendly, wine.
Vineyard Notes
The grapes for our 2016 Reserve Collection Pinot Noir came from the Moretti and
Mueller vineyards in Carneros. Mueller Vineyard, nestled at the southern end of the
appellation near the Sonoma border, is a flat vineyard with characteristics typical
of the region: thin clay soils, frequent wind and significant cloud cover. Moretti
Vineyard is on a mild slope with clay-loam soils. Both sites provide ideal conditions
for a deliberate and controlled ripening period for Pinot Noir fruit, creating balanced,
structured wines with intensity and complexity.
Winemaker Notes
The 2016 growing season in Napa Valley started out with unseasonably warm
temperatures, though welcomed rains occurred in the late winter and early spring after
years of drought. Bud break was early, however slowed with April showers leading to a
harvest that was still early, though with a heavier crop than the 2015 vintage.
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