2013 pinot noir russian river valley
2 0 1 3 PIN OT N OIR R U SSIAN R IVER VAL L EY J NICOLE’S VINEYARD For nearly 30 years, J Vineyards & Winery has crafted world-class sparkling and varietal wines from select Russian River Valley and Sonoma County vineyards. Precision farming and meticulous winemaking deliver terroir-dri ven wines with a combination of balance, elegance and varietal expression.
ABOUT THE WINE The 2013 J Nicole’s Vineyard Pinot Noir is 100% Pinot Noir from Nicole's Vineyard, a mile from the winery. A hilltop vineyard with undulating rows, Nicole’s allows the winemaking team to strategically pick portions of the rows at the top of the hill to ferment separately for this renowned single-vineyard blend. Our 2013 Nicole’s Pinot is characterized by rich fruit and mocha notes. The palate delivers smooth character, elegant texture and notes of cherry and blackberry framed by spiced vanilla and mocha barrel notes.
VITICULTURE NOTES Warm and dry, 2013 presented a stellar growing season. Harvest was one of the earliest in J’s history, in late August, offering abundant grape clusters of extremely high quality. A near perfect flowering and fruit set in the spring ushered in a summer free of rain and a balanced growing season into the fall. Although some heat spikes rushed harvest a bit, the weather cooperated fully.
WINEMAKING NOTES The grapes for this Pinot Noir were sourced from our cool-climate Nicole’s vineyard in the Russian River Valley. We hand-harvested the grapes at 24 Brix and placed them into small, 1/2 ton bins. At the winery, the fruit was de-stemmed and gravity-fed them into small, three- to ten-ton open-top fermenters. Following a five-day cold soak, the must fermented for seven to ten days using Burgundy yeast and natural inoculums, and was punched down four times a day during the peak of fermentation days. The wine was drained to barrel to undergo ML in 100% French oak for six weeks, followed by 12 months of barrel aging. An additional nine months’ maturation in bottle prior to release ensured ideal integration of tannin, acidity and phenolic character for ideal balance and drinkability on release.
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TECHNICAL NOTES E state Vineyards Clones Soils Aging Harvest Dates Alcohol Content Titratable Acid pH
Bow Tie Vineyard 2A, 115 Arbuckle gravelly clay loam 13 months, 100% French oak, 30% new August 28 – September 4, 2013 14.5% 0.55g/ 100ml 3.8
California Table and Sparkling Wine, ©2015 J Vineyards & Winery, Healdsburg, CA. All rights reserved.
ABOUT THE WINE The 2013 J Nicole’s Vineyard Pinot Noir is 100% Pinot Noir from Nicole's Vineyard, a mile from the winery. A hilltop vineyard with undulating rows, Nicole’s allows the winemaking team to strategically pick portions of the rows at the top of the hill to ferment separately for this renowned single-vineyard blend. Our 2013 Nicole’s Pinot is characterized by rich fruit and mocha notes. The palate delivers smooth character, elegant texture and notes of cherry and blackberry framed by spiced vanilla and mocha barrel notes.
VITICULTURE NOTES Warm and dry, 2013 presented a stellar growing season. Harvest was one of the earliest in J’s history, in late August, offering abundant grape clusters of extremely high quality. A near perfect flowering and fruit set in the spring ushered in a summer free of rain and a balanced growing season into the fall. Although some heat spikes rushed harvest a bit, the weather cooperated fully.
WINEMAKING NOTES The grapes for this Pinot Noir were sourced from our cool-climate Nicole’s vineyard in the Russian River Valley. We hand-harvested the grapes at 24 Brix and placed them into small, 1/2 ton bins. At the winery, the fruit was de-stemmed and gravity-fed them into small, three- to ten-ton open-top fermenters. Following a five-day cold soak, the must fermented for seven to ten days using Burgundy yeast and natural inoculums, and was punched down four times a day during the peak of fermentation days. The wine was drained to barrel to undergo ML in 100% French oak for six weeks, followed by 12 months of barrel aging. An additional nine months’ maturation in bottle prior to release ensured ideal integration of tannin, acidity and phenolic character for ideal balance and drinkability on release.
www.jwine.com
TECHNICAL NOTES E state Vineyards Clones Soils Aging Harvest Dates Alcohol Content Titratable Acid pH
Bow Tie Vineyard 2A, 115 Arbuckle gravelly clay loam 13 months, 100% French oak, 30% new August 28 – September 4, 2013 14.5% 0.55g/ 100ml 3.8
California Table and Sparkling Wine, ©2015 J Vineyards & Winery, Healdsburg, CA. All rights reserved.
