Napa Cellars V Collection Pinot Noir 2015
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2015
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Carneros
Harvest Date
August 21 – September 2, 2015
Acid
TA: 0.59 g/100ml
pH
3.65
Aging
15 months, 100% french oak (43% new)
Alcohol %
13.9
Wine Enthusiast
89
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This Pinot Noir opens with aromas of black cherry, plum and earthy notes
with a smoky oak character and baking spices. With its viscous palate,
soft entry and smooth, fleshy palate, this wine delivers decadent flavors
of strawberry, cherry, cola and notes of clove and black pepper. 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 V Collection 2015 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
2015 was a remarkable vintage for all varieties across Napa Valley. Exposure
to late fall rain was largely avoided, thanks to the region’s earliest harvest
on record. Overall, the early harvest ensured optimal ripeness and excellent
flavor development in the vineyard and great depth and complexity in the
glass.
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