2005 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard (Pinot Noir) -- Byron Winery Shopping Cart -- Vineyard Nacido Bien Noir, Pinot 2005

<H1>2005 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard -- Byron Winery Shopping Cart</H1> $39.00 <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/byron/images/05BNPinot.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2005 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard" NAME="2005 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> Tasting Notes: The 2005 Pinot Noir displays vivid aromas of rose petal, violets, and red plum accented by hints of perfume and brown spice. The flavor profile has a core of dark cherry with hints of earth and forest floor, backed by a smoky-toast finish. <img src="images/shim.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0">Acclaim: 88 Points - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, November 2007 <img src="images/shim.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0">Winemaker Notes: Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir was given the gentlest handling possible at our gravity-flow winery. Clusters were carefully hand-sorted on the upper level before passing through the crusher-stemmer into movable open-top fermenters below. There, the grapes received three to five days of cold pre-fermentation maceration to develop fruit character, color, and body. When the wine began fermentation, a combination of punch-downs and pump-overs was used to circulate the skins and juice. During the four most active days of fermentation, the cellar team performed “rack and return” on each tank once a day for additional extraction and concentration. The wine aged in French oak and was cellared in our temperature- and humidity-controlled barrel rooms. <img src="images/shim.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0">Vintage Character: The 2005 vintage was a mild year in the Santa Maria Valley. Bud break began toward the end of February, which is very normal for the valley. Early spring was wet, and late spring was very sunny, dry, and mild. These conditions led to very good vine growth and a good set. The dry conditions in late spring encouraged small berries, even though the cluster weights were above average. Harvest conditions were very moderate to cool. The cool temperatures encouraged flavor development without dramatic increases in sugar. The resulting wines are very complex with good depth and color.. <img src="images/shim.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0">Technical Information: Varietal Component: 100% Pinot Noir Appellation: Santa Maria Valley Aging: 10 months in 100% French oak, 30% new Alcohol: 14.5% Harvest Dates: September 7–12, 2005 Bottling Date: January 12, 2007 Case Production: 1,977 (6 – 750 ml. cases) Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/byron/Category1" TITLE="Pinot Noir">Pinot Noir</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/byron/Product17 TITLE="2006 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley">2006 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/byron/Product1 TITLE="2005 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley">2005 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/byron/Product3 TITLE="2004 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley">2004 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/byron/Product5 TITLE="2004 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard">2004 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/byron/Product6 TITLE="2003 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard">2003 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/byron/Product4 TITLE="2004 Pinot Noir, Nielson Vineyards">2004 Pinot Noir, Nielson Vineyards</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/byron/Product7 TITLE="2002 Pinot Noir, Sierra Madre Vineyard">2002 Pinot Noir, Sierra Madre Vineyard</A> <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/byron" TITLE="Byron Winery Products">Byron Winery Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.byronwines.com">Byron Winery</A> Byron Winery <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart">shopping cart</A> powered by Nexternal