2007 Winderlea® Estate Reserve Pinot noir
(290 cases produced; $60/bottle)

Our first “Estate Reserve” was created from a range of blocks in our estate vineyard and represents select barrels from our Estate wine.  Using a combination of our Taransaud wood and stainless steel fermenters – fermentation time averaged 5 days. Wines were barrel aged for 9 months in a selection of French oak barrels with about 30% new oak. The Estate Reserve shows a deep garnet color, ripe black fruit and deep cherry, nuanced layers of fruit and earth and a full finish. The Estate Reserve will benefit from 1 – 2 years of bottle aging and we believe has a minimum of 8-12 years aging potential.

Harvest Date: 9.29.07 & 10.15.07

Brix at Harvest: 13.9%

Clones: Dijon 667,777,115 and Pommard

Aging: 9 months in French Oak barrels – 38% new

Bottled: August 3, 2008

Cases:  285

Release: May 2009

Price: $60/bottle