Bouchaine Pinot Noir Carneros
| Vintage: | 2018 |
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| Description: | Napa Valley\r\nNapa Green Certified Land\r\nFish Friendly Farming Certified\r\nTasting Notes\r\nA tangy fresh cherry nose opens to cocoa, cola, and notes of nutmeg. The juicy lip smacking entry shows lovely cherry and wild strawberry flavors with gorgeous rose petal and baking spices in the background. Smooth tannin and vibrant acidity make this a perfect wine for food pairings.\r\nVinification\r\nAll fruit is hand harvested at night, preserving berry integrity. After a 5\u20137day cold soak, fruit is fermented with native yeast in both open and closed top tanks. The wine is then drawn off and the must placed into a basket press for gentle pressing. All wines complete malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels. The vineyard blocks are kept separate for evaluation and the best blocks are racked together in late Spring to assemble the finest expression of Carneros. The wine is returned to barrel to allow the blend to marry before the August bottling.\r\nVineyards\r\nBouchaine\u2019s 100-acre estate vineyard lies on the southern border of Napa Valley\u2019s Carneros district, overlooking the San Francisco bay with the financial district in the distance. Fog, wind, and the cold night time temperatures of this unique geographical area lend a distinctive regional identity to our Pinot Noir.\r\nAbout Bouchaine Vineyards\r\n\r\n\r\nBouchaine is the oldest continuously operating winery in Carneros, a region located on the southern tip of Napa Valley. In the late 1880s, a Missouri-born settler named Boon Fly planted grapes and fruit trees on the property. An Italian winemaker named Johnny Garetto bought the land in 1927 and farmed it until 1961, when he sold to Beringer.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAfter 20 years as a storage facility, the dilapidated winery buildings were purchased by Gerret and Tatiana Copeland, along with 30 acres of the surrounding land.\r\nThey set to work revitalizing the property with new vineyards, winery improvements, and a renewed sense of purpose. Redwood from early storage tanks was recycled and repurposed into the new facade for the winery and tasting room buildings.\r\nTHEN\r\nOver the years, the Copelands continued to update the property, expanding the vineyards to 100 acres, and invested their time and passion into building a sustainable, family-owned estate.\r\nNOW\r\nUnder the Copelands\u2019 leadership, Bouchaine has grown from a pair of ramshackle buildings into a thriving vineyard estate. With imagination and passion, Gerret and Tatiana have fashioned wines and a wine country experience for visitors that is a distillation of their remarkable lives, at home in Delaware and in Napa Valley.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0 \r\nBouchaine was the first Fish Friendly Certified vineyard in Napa Valley,\u00a0and we also hold Napa Green Certification.\r\nOur Sustainable Farming Method Examples\r\nCover Crops\u00a0such as bell beans, clover, oats, barley, peas, vetch and rye are used to prevent soil erosion and to add organic matter that sustains the healthy balance of microbes and improves friability and moisture retention. They also encourage beneficial insects to thrive in the vineyard and outcompete other pests.\r\nComposting\u00a0is an integral part of our farm plan, as it offers a rich and diverse set of nutrients for the soil.\r\nIntegrated Pest Management\u00a0consists of bird boxes stationed throughout the vineyards, attracting bluebirds and owls which feed on pest populations. We also have raptor perches to encourage hawks which mitigate gopher damage.\r\nNatural Waterways\u00a0have been established to maximize conservation by improving natural water flow. In the lowest lying areas of the property, natural drainage has been restored by replacing grapevines with native grasses.\r\nDeficit Irrigation\u00a0is used to minimize water use and restrict vine growth in order to produce low-yielding, intensely flavored fruit. In years where we see sufficient winter rains, we are even able to dry farm. |
| Price: | $ 27.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on March 19, 2022.
