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| The Upper Terrace Pinot Noir |
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The Upper Terrace Vineyard is planted on a steep South facing slope to Pinot Noir Dijon clones 113, 114, 115, 667, and 777 on three different rootstocks. The site has sedimentary soils and a slightly higher elevation than the original Beaux Frères vineyard.
Notes
This Pinot Noir from all Dijon clones is often much darker than the Beaux Frères Vineyard. The 2007 Upper Terrace is very similar to the dark ruby colour of the 2007 Beaux Frères Vineyard. That is where the similarities end. Though it is the most aromatically backward of the three 2007 offerings, it hints of earth, spice, forest floor and underbrush intertwined with dark black cherries and raspberries. On the palate one can detect a fuller style of wine with more structure, muscle and density than the other two cuvées. At the moment it is showing less of its outright seduction and charm, nevertheless, there is a lot going on in this wine which is not unlike a grand cru from the northern end of Burgundy's Côtes du Nuits. The tannins are silky but the weight of the wine is clearly more dramatic.
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH: 3.6
Total acidity: 8g/L
Residual sugar: <0.05g/L
Brix at harvest: 22.5°
Barrel ageing: 10 months in French Oak, 60% new, 40% second year.
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