Saracina Pinot Noir 2007
Vintage and Release Information
Anderson Valley 2007
Released September 1, 2009
Production of 185 cases
Varietal Composition
100% Pinot Noir
Technical Data
14.2% alcohol by volume
0.65 gm/100 ml titratable acidity
pH 3.64
Bottled August 20, 2008
Vineyards
The Corby Vineyards lie in the heart of the Anderson Valley at Philo. Our block sits on a southwest facing, gently sloped benchland. It is planted to the Pommard clone. The vineyard offers all that makes this valley so special and ideally suited to Pinot Noir; well-drained soil, cool climate, very cold evenings and plenty of fog.
Harvest
Crop levels were down in the valley in 2007, with our block yielding just under 3 tons per acre. Late August and September, the crucial months for Pinot, were perfect, with average highs of 80 and very cool evenings. Sugar/acid ratios could not have been better. We picked at day break on September 24. The temperature at the time of picking was a chilly 45 degrees.
Winemaking and Cooperage
The grapes were harvested by hand, destemmed and gently fed into an open-top tank with about 50% whole berries. The must was a frosty 47 degrees. Native yeast fermentation began ten days later and was complete by October 14. Free-run juice was drained directly into Francois Freres, Allier barrels, 25% of which were new. Native malolactic fermentation was complete by the end of February. The wine was racked just three weeks prior to bottling. We bottled unfiltered on August 20, 2008.
Winemaker
Alex MacGregor
Consulting Winemaker
David Ramey
