Mission Codename The other side
Are you ready for one very impressive Pinot Noir that’s priced to please? Well, I have an Ultra QPR for you in today’s very special Carneros Hills 2014 Estate Pinot Noir.
This delicious wine is 45% off and our allocation is modest, so please be sure to reserve yours soon.
Lively and aromatic, with bright young strawberry, cherry spice candy, young blackberry, soft cedar, cranberry, caramel, subtle cocoa and a hint of clove.
Coating the palate with flavors of black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, soft dark spice, dark caramel, vanilla and softly toasted oak.
This delicious wine is 45% off and our allocation is modest, so please be sure to reserve yours soon.
The Carneros AVA (American Viticultural Area) which was officially designated in 1983, and straddles Sonoma and Napa Counties, is the cradle of California Pinot Noir.
The Carneros Hills Winery Estate Vineyard is comprised of individual blocks which are farmed and harvested to maximize the potential of each mesoclimate within the vineyard site, taking into account the natural variations in vigor and exposure that exist. The ultimate goal of this fine-tuned approach to farming is to find the best expression of the unique qualities of this singular site.
Of particular note, this vineyard displays characteristics which are rarely found in the Carneros district: clay loam soils that are interlaced with chalky rock and gravel derived from ancient uplifted sea-bed. The steep slopes and ridge-top plateaus that possess these distinctive soils are the hallmark of the wine that is made from them.
What the Winery Says
2014 Estate Pinot Noir
- Winemaker
- Eric Johannsen
- Varietal
- Pinot Noir
- Vintage
- 2014
- Appellation
- Napa Valley, Carneros Hills
- Abv
- 14.2%
- pH
- 3.77
- TA
- 5.1 g/L
- Brix at Harvest
- 24.5-25.8
- Harvest date
- September 5 – 13, 2014
- Aging
- 9 months
- Barrels
- 30% new French oak
- Bottling date
- July 2015