Pinot Noir 2006

Dates harvested3-14 April 2006 by hand with rigorous sorting.
Sugar level (Brix)av. 24.5
Alcohol14.0%
Total Acidity5.3g/l
pH3.69
ClonesUCD 5 (53%) & Dijon 114 (47%)
Vinification95% destemmed, cold soaked for approx. 5 days. Fermented in small stainless steel vats with pumping-over and hand plunging, total period of maceration between 19 and 21 days. Aged in French oak barriques (40% new) for 14 months. Unfined and bottled after coarse filtration.
Date of Bottling18 September 2007
Bottles produced3,640

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