Pinot Noir 2004

Dates harvested21-28 April 2004 by hand with rigorous sorting.
Sugar level (Brix)av. 23.0
Alcohol13.7%
Total Acidity5.6g/l
pH3.80
ClonesUCD 5 (62%) & Able (38%)
Vinification100% destemmed, cold soaked for approx. 6 days. Fermented in small stainless steel vats with pumping-over and hand plunging, total period of maceration 21 days. Aged in French new oak barriques (60% new) for 12 months. Unfined and bottled after coarse filtration.
Date of Bottling26 October 2005
Bottles produced1,500

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