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'09 Pinot Noir Casteel Reserve

The wine opens with aromas of raspberreis, blueberries, oak spice notes and black pepper. The palate shows juicy raspberries and bing cherries with bright acidity giving the wine focus and length. The midpalate shows citrus zest, flinty mineral, and sea salt over fine grain tannins with lingering flavors of cinnamon.

Harvest date: October 1-13, 2009

Grapes at harvest:
Grapes at harvest: Brix: 23.5 - 24.6, pH: 3.2 -3 .3, TA: 6.9 - 8.2 gr/liter
Finished wine: Alcohol 13.97%, pH: 3.58, TA: 5.2 gr/liter
Barrel aged 12 months in French oak, 47% new barrels
464 cases bottled October 1, 2010

The 2009 Vintage

2009 in the Willamette Valley was warm and sometimes hot during the summer, with a couple of extraordinary heat spikes. September was atypically sunny and warm. October continued dry, but cool enough to extend hang time without losing balance in the fruit. The grapes were harvested during the first three weeks of October, with great acidity and full flavor development.