2008
Jayson Pinot Noir
“Medium ruby in color, this wine has a sumptuous nose of bright red cherry pie, plum, pomegranate and black raspberries with earth, sassafras and fresh sweet fennel. It is full-bodied on the palate with soft tannins and a long, lingering finish.”
— Erin Green, Winemaker, February 2010
100% Pinot Noir
- Winemaker
- Erin Green
- Alcohol
- 14.9%
- Harvested Start Date
- August 28, 2008
- Harvested End Date
- September 9, 2008
- Bottled Date
- August 19, 2009
Winemaking Notes
The grape clusters were hand-sorted, and once de-stemmed, the berries were sorted again by hand on the way to tank. After four to five days of pre-fermentation cold maceration in small open-top fermentors, the fruit began 100% native yeast fermentation. Two to three weeks later, the fruit was gently pressed and moved to barrel where it finished primary and secondary fermentations. The wine continued to age in 67% new French oak for twelve months and it was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
