MontGras Handcrafted Pinot Noir 2022

This is a dry, light- to medium-bodied, red with bright acidity,and silky tannins. It is complex with flavors that include cherry, raspberry, and delicious spice and a spectacular length.

From our most coastal vineyards. These are ungrafted, double-guyot-trained vines with a northwestern orientation. This variety achieves its full potential in the cool LeydaValley where the soils come from ancient marine terraces with calcareous deposits. The vineyards are just 12km from the Pacific Ocean and subject to morning fog.

The winter was very dry. There was some minor rainfall in spring but this did not impact flowering. The temperatures were medium to high in summer, which meant good phytosanitary health and concentration.

Meanwhile, the higher than normal cumulative degree days and early budburst meant we were able to harvest early, giving us wines with tension and more complex, elegant aromas.

Following a cluster selection in the winery, 100% of the clusters were destemmed but not crushed. The grapes began carbonic maceration and were then crushed and fermented in small open vats with manual punch-downs. Once the fermentation was complete, the wine was immediately racked off its skins for ageing.

- Ageing: The wine was aged for 13 months in 2,000-litre French oak foudres and 228-litre barrels.

- 3,400 750ml bottles produced.

Following a cluster selection in the winery, 100% of the clusters were destemmed but not crushed. The grapes began carbonic maceration and were then crushed and fermented in small open vats with manual punch-downs. Once the fermentation was complete, the wine was immediately racked off its skins for ageing. The wine was aged for 13 months in 2,000-litre French oak foudres and 228-litre barrels. 3,400 750ml bottles produced.

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