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This being our first vintage, as we watched this Pinot Noir fruit go through veraison (the transition from green grapes to red), it really hit home: here we are growing one of the greatest red wine grapes in the world!  The hot summer of 2010 ripened the fruit at a fast pace, September put on the brakes as "degree-days" dropped to a crawl, and a glorious October finished a near-perfect ripening season

Awards

Bronze Medal, 2011 Michigan Wine & Spirits Competition

Vinification

The Pinot Noir was hand harvested from our vineyard on Matheson Road just south of Northport.  It was destemmed and then fermented in open top macro bins.  Punch downs occured several times a day to keep the cap wet and continue the color extraction.  Towards the end of fermentation the must was gently pressed and then pumped in to 100% new French Oak barrels.  It aged for 7 months before being extracted, filtered and bottled. 

Aroma

Cherries and more cherries along with some other berry components.  Oak adds a touch of spice that slips in at the end

Flavor

Dry, medium bodied and lightly tannic.  Cherry and berry flavors pop along with the oak in the slow finish

Visual

Medium, ruby color

Food Pairings

Lighter fare such as pork, lamb, veal

Winemaker

Shawn Walters

Release Date

July 15th, 2011

Cases Produced

100

Price

Retail $24 per bottle

Case price $21.60