PRISONER WINE ETERNALLY SILENCED FULL
PRISONER WINE ETERNALLY SILENCED FREE

A slight sour edge on the finish keeps you coming back for another sip. There is just the right amount of salinity here, and the finish is kept on a tight leash, allowing the detail and precision to be fully expressed. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, well-judged acidity and a slightly fleshy texture. The bouquet sports vivid red cherry and raspberry fruit that is exceptionally well defined and beautifully integrated with the oak. 'The 2018 Pinot Noir comes from Walker Bay and Kaaimansgat and includes 30% whole-bunch fruit, aged for 11 months in 25% new oak. The wine was racked into 225, 300 and 500 liter barrels where malolactic fermentation took place and the wine was aged for 10 months.

PRISONER WINE ETERNALLY SILENCED FREE

The free run wine was drained off and the fermented grapes were then pressed in a traditional wooden basket press.

The process allowed for a long extraction period which lends to the fruit expression and structure of this wine. 30% whole bunch fermented in large 5000 liter vats with gentle pump-overs twice a day. The grapes were picked at optimal ripeness.

PRISONER WINE ETERNALLY SILENCED FULL

What arrives in bottle is nothing short of a pinnacle representation of Sonoma County Pinot Noir - profound depth of pure, red Pinot Noir fruits, caressing textures balanced by deep minerality and a quenching acidity.Ĭomplex bouquet of crushed rose petals, wild jasmine and fresh French herbs followed by a palate full of cranberry, raspberry and a long savory finish. A mild summer gave way to Autumnal perfection, allowing cooler areas the opportunity to ripen their crop while chemistries remained perfect. 2018 was an all-time vintage for California’s North Coast, achieving rarely before experienced heights. Cluster and berry sorted by hand, de-stemmed, no crushingįERMENT 7-day cold soaks, followed by native fermentation in open-top containers, with the grapes fermenting on their skins for an average time of 14 days.ĪGING 16 months, French oak barrels, 7% new, remainder once-used. VINEYARD Multiple vineyards throughout Sonoma County, including both valley floor and high-elevation hillside sitesĬRUSH Night harvested by hand beginning in mid-September, concluding at our coolest sit on October 13.

There are not enough superlatives to describe this wine. A Pinot Noir that displays the variety’s natural come-hither attitude, while succinctly capturing its intriguing nature. We simply can not get over the quality of fruit this wine displays! Intense, yet fresh fruity, yet spicy brambly, yet juicy immediate, yet lingering. Argot Pinot Noir Sonoma County is made from 100 percent Pinot Noir.Įverything you have come to expect from an Argot Pinot Noir, shone through the filter of a textbook-perfect vintage.

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