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Firesteed
Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley 2005

Size: 750 ml
Price: $24.97

From the Winery:
After a normal spring, a cool and damp weather in June caused vineyards throughout Oregon to set an abnormally small crop for the second consecutive vintage. The hot, dry summer ran out of steam early in September and high temperatures at the winery stayed between 60°F and 70°F for a full month prior to harvest. Requiring neither sunscreen, nor umbrellas, crushing peaked in mid-October. As the season began to wind down it became clear that the year 2005 would mark the return of the truly-Oregon vintage.

Our 2005 Pinot Noir continues the tradition of consistent style, achieved with gentle techniques in the cellar and imagination in the vineyard. The grapes were fermented in stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts propagated from cellars in Burgundy, pressed during the last days of fermentation, and racked as soon as the wine finished malolactic fermentation. Just a touch of barrel-aged wine was included in the blend to round out the flavors and enhance complexity. Grapes for this wine, as in previous years, were sourced from throughout the Willamette, Umpqua, Rogue and Walla Walla Valleys, creating a truly "Oregon" blend.

Vibrantly aromatic, infused with generous aromas of warm berry preserves and strawberry shortcake. Layers of vanilla, black cherries and chocolate-covered espresso beans are supported by a broad texture and soft tannins.