2013 Wildcat Mountain 5L

91 Points: Wine Enthusiast

13 had ideal temperatures and growing conditions. The fruit came to the door healthy, ripe, and luscious. The grapes that made the Wildcat Mountain wine came from Arrow block and Hill block which were planted in 2002. The fruit was hand harvested in the cool early morning on September 10th, 2013.

The grapes for this Pinot Noir came exclusively from our Wildcat Mountain Vineyard, owned by Steve MacRostie and his partners Nancy and Tony Lilly. Here the vines dig into the sparse volcanic soil and stand firm against the strong winds that race in off of the Pacific Ocean most afternoons. This fog-shrouded mountaintop vineyard is a classic Sonoma Coast site, cool and challenging, and produces wines of great distinction.

• composition:

  100% Pinot Noir

• alcohol: 14.50%
• bottling date: 10/01/2014
• aging:

  Aged 12 months in French oak, 43% new

• fermentation:

  Gently desteemed into open-top fermenters; three day cold soak; cap management included pump-overs & punch-downs