Sokol Blosser Dundee Pinot Noir (750ml)

100% Pinot Noir, the grapes were harvested at a range of ripeness of ~21.5-25°Brix. Sorted by hand to remove any flawed bunches and de-stemmed directly into either 3-ton stainless steel fermenters or 2.5-ton oak upright fermenters, b=nearly 50% of the fermentations were done using either isolates from the Sokol Blosser native yeast program or were ambient/uninoculated ferments. Cap management was done via gentle punch downs up to 2 times per day, post fermentation 7% of the blend was kept on its skins for 40+ days for extended maceration with the remaining portion pressed off the skins at dryness (~15-20 days of skin contact time). Aged in 100% French oak barrels for 17 months with minimal SO2 levels, 23% of the blend was aged in new oak barrels with the remaining portion aged in once used or neutral oak.

Fun Fact:  The closure used for this wine, called Origine by DIAM is a major technological and environmental advancement. Made from cork, beeswax emulsion and 100% vegetable polyols, Sokol Blosser was the first winery in the world to place an order for Origine by DIAM.