2004 Pinot Noir, Nielson Vineyards (Pinot Noir) -- Byron Winery Shopping Cart -- Vineyards Nielson Noir, Pinot 2004

<H1>2004 Pinot Noir, Nielson Vineyards -- Byron Winery Shopping Cart</H1> $25.00 <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/byron/images/04NPinot.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2004 Pinot Noir, Nielson Vineyards" NAME="2004 Pinot Noir, Nielson Vineyards" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> Tasting Notes: The wine is complex and richly layered, displaying aromas of dark cherry and rose petals with hints of brown spice and earthiness. The flavors are bold and reveal remarkable extraction and concentration with nuances of red and dark cherry, Winemaker Notes: Fruit for the Byron 2004 Pinot Noir Nielson Vineyard was harvested from the finest blocks of the Nielson estate, planted in high-density spacing to premium Dijon clones chosen specifically for this site. Hand-harvested Pinot Noir from Nielson Vineyard receives the gentlest handling possible at our gravity-flow winery. Clusters are carefully hand-sorted on the upper level, then pass through the crusher-stemmer into movable open-top fermenters below. There, the grapes are given three to five days of pre-fermentation maceration to develop fruit character, color, and body. Some of the lots were fermented with native yeasts to enhance vineyard expression. The wine was cellared for 10 months in our temperature - and humidity-controlled barrel rooms. Vintage Character: This vintage marked the second year in a row for bud break to begin in early January-a good month ahead of the average. The grapes had an exceptionally long hang time to develop intense color and concentration exuding varietal character. Extremely warm weather in early September contributed to very opulent, densely flavored wines from this vintage. Crop yields were approximately three tons per acre, average for our cool-climate vineyard. Technical Information: Varietal Component: 100% Pinot Noir Appellation: Santa Maria Valley Aging: 10 months in 100% French oak, 30% new Alcohol: 14.5% Bottling Date: January 24, 2006 Case Production: 1,956 cases (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/Product19 TITLE="2005 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard">2005 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard</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/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