Shaw + Smith Pinot Noir
Wine Description
Pinot Noir is the most temperamental of varieties and remains the ultimate challenge for many winemakers – Shaw + Smith has joined the quest albeit in a ‘small batch’ way. Testament to the quest is their purchase of the Lenswood vineyard in 2012, which offers mature vines with elevation and aspect. Site selection, the right clonal mix, miniscule yields and fastidious vineyard management are essential to success. The fruit for this wine is hand picked to avoid damage. A combination of whole berry and whole bunch fermentation is complemented by extended time on skins pre and post ferment to allow gentle extraction.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Ballhannah and Lenswood
Vineyard size
30 acres
Soil composition
Brown Loam over Clay
Training method
Double-Guyot VSP
Elevation:
1,320 - 1,650 feet
Vines/acre:
740 - 1,110
Yield/acre:
2.4 tons
Year vineyard planted:
1999, 2000
Harvest time:
February - March
First vintage of this wine:
2007
Bottles produced of this wine:
24,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
20-30
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Noir
Fermentation container:
Open Stainless Steel Vats
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
up to 90 °F
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration and Punchdown
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques and Barrels
Size of aging container:
228L - 500L
Length of aging before bottling:
11 months
Age of Aging Container:
New to 3 years
Length of bottle aging:
8 months
Total SO2
85
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.7
Acidity:
6 g/L
Alcohol:
12.6 %
Total SO2
85
Residual sugar:
0.2 g/L