2002 Lorane Valley Pinot Noir
Winemaker's Notes
This brilliant garnet colored wine displays lovely black cherry, raspberry, and rose aromas with hints of strawberry, crab apples and anise spice.
This wine has a bright lively entrance of pepper spice, cherry and raspberry fruits with oak spice and roasted nuts. The mid-pallet offers good firm tannins that linger into the long finish. Suggested retail: $14.00.
Technical Notes
Final Analysis: 13 % alcohol, TA 0.52g/100ml, pH 3.64
Fermentation: 100% stainless steel, temperature controlled tank fermentation. Punch down 2-3 times per day.
Aging: 6 months in French oak barrels.
Growing Season
The 2003 growing season and harvest proved to many why Oregon weather is often called an enigma. Oregon vineyard managers and winemakers saw a bit of everything this year – from frost threats in spring to scorching August heat and a spot of rain during harvest. All things considered, the overall crop yields were on par with past years, and the fruit quality was extremely high.
The winter and spring provided 9-13 inches less rainfall than ‘normal’, continuing the streak of three years of low rain measurements. Our non-irrigated/dry-farmed vineyards receive organic compost to preserve moisture, supplement vineyard nutrients, and encourage biotic life in the soil. This critical soil amendment program, combined with selective cover-crop cultivation and crop-load management, paid huge dividends as the vineyards showed no signs of vine stress during the key berry ripening process.
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