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The nose suggests an elegant combination of floral notes, red licorice, black cherry, caramel and evergreen woodlot. The palate is silky textured with refined tannins and flavours reminiscent of black cherry, cranberry and tobacco.
Winemaker's Notes:
The "Moira" Vineyard, located on the Beamsville Bench, contains calciferous clay soils ideally suited to Burgundian varieties. Moira has 0.6 ha planted with pinot noir clone 115 in 1996. Sustainably farmed since planting, the Moira was certified organic in 2004. The vintage was exceptional for Burgundian varieties such as pinot noir, cool through most of the summer with a burst of heat just prior to harvest producing grapes with both great sugars and acid.
Thinned to one cluster per shoot with no "shoulders", Moira yielded 28 hl/ha. Selectively hand harvested on October 12 at 23.0° brix, 7.5 g/l titratable acidity and 3.4 pH. Further sorted in the winery to optimize quality. After 5 days cold soaking, the must was allowed to ferment naturally using indigenous yeast. Manually punched down three times per day with extended maceration post fermentation. Gently pressed and racked to French oak, medium toasted barrels (75% new, 25% once used). Barrels came from houses Berthomieu, Damy, Ermitage, Mercury and Vicard. The wine went through full malolactic fermentation and aged for 11 months in barrel. Bottled unfined on November 17, 2005 at 13.6% alcohol. Drink now until 2015.
Food Pairings:
This Pinot Noir is a perfect match for a New York steak with wild mushrooms. The versatility of this wine also allows it to be paired with wild boar, barbequed salmon or roasted veal.
Wine Reviews:
""****1/2 From a single certified organic vineyard run by Martin Malivoire on the Beamsville Bench, this satiny, supple, yet well-structured pinot shows fragrant, beguiling aromas of cherry-raspberry fruit, floral notes and dried herbs, plus chocolate and spice from aging in French oak. Fine tannin and excellent flavour focus." - David Lawrason
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Last Updated: 30-Aug-07
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