Wines> Library Wines> 2001 Renegade Ridge Estate Pinot Noir
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ORIGIN: The 2001 Renegade Ridge Estate is our third release from plantings at our newest estate vineyard. The vineyard is contiguous to our Archery Summit Estate and is planted entirely in carefully chosen Dijon clones. The 2001 vintage features a select blend from Dijon clones 114 and 667.
VINEYARD: Planted with Dijon clones matched to unique rootstock on a southeast facing slope, our Renegade Ridge Estate exhibits elegantly balanced, deep and textured flavors and pronounced aromas. The yields in 2001 were low and the fruit harvested at great ripeness levels with tremendous concentration of flavor. We celebrate Renegade Ridge's distinct terroir with this release.
WINEMAKING: The fermentation for the 2001 Renegade Ridge was conducted in the traditional Archery Summit style. Using 23% whole clusters, the fruit was cold soaked for 5 days before primary fermentation was allowed to proceed. Primary fermentation was conducted in tank entirely by indigenous yeast, during which time tanks were manually punched-down 1-6 times per day. After primary fermentation the wine was transferred by gravity to 100% new French oak barrels, then aged for 11 months prior to bottling in September 2002.
TASTING NOTES: Deep garnet in color, the wine opens with aromas of black cherry, cigar box, truffle and marzipan. It is both delicate and rich on the palate with a seam of pure black cherry surrounded by spiced plum, earth, currant and cedar. The tannins are supple and integrated and lend depth to this focused and elegantly shaped wine. The finish persists with clean cherry, plum and flint. Bright and elegant, this wine is ready to be enjoyed now or cellared for the next five to eight years.
This vintage produced 800 six-bottle cases.