1995 Signature Pinot Noir
Winemaker's Notes
This brilliant, garnet colored Pinot Noir displays rich fruit aromas of plum, cherry, blackberry, and cassis. In a background of oak spice, tobacco, leather, and cedar, the soft entry precedes complex flavors of plum, cherry, oak, spice, and vanilla meshing harmoniously mid-palate.
This wine offers a well-balanced tannin structure and acidity that carries throughout the long, smooth, velvety finish. Suggested retail: $18.00
Technical Notes
Final Analysis: 13.2% alcohol; TA: 0.58 g/100ml; pH: 3.49
Fermentation: 100% stainless steel, temperature controlled tank fermentation in removable top fermenters. Punch down two to three times per day.
Aging: 14 months in French oak barrels.
Growing Season
The spring of 1995 was warm and sunny during the bloom period resulting in excellent fruit set.
Warm, sunny conditions continued throughout the summer and were abbreviated by occasional showers that helped the vines maintain a good level of vigor, thus avoiding premature vine shutdown.
King Estate's professional maintenance of harvest parameters and standards through a fall punctuated by sporadic rains resulted in pinot noir fruit that showed intense varietal character in both flavor and aroma.
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