King Estate Pinot Noir

Description

King Estate Signature Collection Often referred to as our flagship label, we use a combination of organic fruit form our estate vineyard blended with fruit from other sustainably farmed vineyards throughout Oregon. The Signature blend is designed to drink exceptionally well both on its own and when paired with a meal.The Wine Great wine begins in the vineyards, and our Signature blend is no exception. Different vineyards produce fruit with different needs, and so the lots are both fermented and aged separately until the final blending. This individual approach allows our winemaking team the ability to create a wine that best exemplifies the region and style of Oregon Pinot Noir. In the 2013 vintage, a sensouos entrance to your palate sets the tone for this wine. A pure and complex mid-palate rounds out in the center. The extended finish finds the elegance that makes Oregon Pinot Noir. Enjoy now through 2023.The Process 100% Pinot Noir grapes are meticulously hand-sorted before being destemmed, then, stainless steel fermentation with daily punch downs and pump overs followed by malolactic fermentation. Aged 8 months in french oak. 25% New, 25% 1 year, 25% 2 years, 25% neutralVintage Notes The 2013 growing season began with a warm spring which allowed early growth to progress nicely. Budbreak and bloom occured ahead of the area average and the pleasant spring progressed into a sunny and mild summer. Near ideal conditions for most of the summer alowed vine growth and grape development to progress rapidly. Brief rainfall in August dissipated quickly and the weather remained superb until late September when harvest was ripen nicely on the vine, and after the rain subsided, warm, Indian summer weather took us through the remainder of harvest.Nose Blackberry, black cherry, cinnamon, chocolate, mushroom, moch, oak, clove.Flavors Black cherry, leather, chocolate, blackberry, dried tobacco leaf, plum, cigar box. – King Estate