Clone 115 Pinot Noir 'Artist' 2021
Bright red fruit and umami-friendly earthy aromas. Delicate tannins. Finishes savoury.
Tasting Notes
Red raspberry juice laced with burdock and sarsaparilla roots. Dusty red earth colour. Thoughtful sips, lively salon conversation, heated debates. Crushed velvet chairs, overflowing bookcases. Cuban cigars. Thought-evoking, complex, savoury.
Food Pairing
Duck breast with raspberry cardamon sauce. Bulgogi. Roasted beets, nettle and chickpea salad. Stinky sheep or goat cheese. Book club.
Terroir
On the southern edge of the Naramata Bench, this vineyard overlooks the city of Penticton and Okanagan Lake. The twenty-year old ungrafted vines are deeply rooted in a mix of silt, organic matter and gravel. The gentle westward slope at the base of Campbell Mountain ensures good drainage and ideal exposure.
Winemaking
Stainless steel fermented.
Aging
Aged for 12 months in French oak, 50% new.
Cellaring
Aging Potential
5 Years
Drink Window
2022-2025
Technical Specifications
- Residual Sugar
- 1.21 g/l
- Total Acidity
- 6.1 g/l
- pH
- 3.84
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 13.2%
- Production
- 70 cases