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The 2004 Saralee's Pinot Noir is a delicious wine. Intense fruit flavors and dark color. Full bodied and friendly, it is spicy, fruity and crisp. Soft on the pallet and enjoyable now, it will improve for a few years.
Harvested on September 6 at 26° brix, we brought in ten tons. Clones used were 2A, 9, 15, 16, 23, 31, 32. The grapes were put through the destemmer into several small fermentation tanks and Ausmanhausen yeast was added immediately. On September 21, after 15 days, the must was pressed and the wine put into American oak barrels for one year.
This is our eleventh release of Pinot Noir from Saralee's Vineyard. Located in the Sonoma County's Russian River Valley, this vineyard is set up to take advantage of the best in modern viticultural techniques. They have planted hundreds of different rootstock and clonal variations. We feel that the blend of seven Pinot Noir clones we use adds greatly to the enjoyment and complexity of this wine.
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