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201 SARAH'S VINEYARD PINOT NOIR RESERVE gourmet pairings The Sarah's Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir's rich cherry and plum flavors, and savory character, are a match made in heaven with the umami elements of a dish such as crispy Asian duck confit with soy sauce egg and black rice. tasting notes The black-labeled flagship Reserve Pinot Noir is a special wine. Tim Slater typically makes less than 200 cases of this beauty in a vintage. The Santa Clara Valley is a storied winegrowing district, stretching back to the early 1850s, perhaps best known for "bigger" reds. But Sarah's Vineyard's location in the appellation is a unique one. A gap in the Mt. Madonna foothills funnels breezes and evening fog directly into the S.V. vines, providing superior climatic conditions for growing superb Pinot Noir. winemaker's insight "We gently destem whole berries into small fermenters, cold soak for three days, allowing a robust native fermentation, then inoculate with RC212 yeast to ensure complete fermentation. We hand-punch down three times daily. The wine is pressed off the skins when the RS is below 20 grams of sugar per liter, and fermentation is completed in barrel. The wine is bottled and labeled with a hand-waxed capsule; it is allowed a year of bottle age prior to release." awarDs & DistinCtions This wine consistently receives 90-plus point scores from Wine Spectator and other leading wine industry reviewers. APPELLATION: Santa Clara Valley COMPOSITION: 100% Pinot Noir, primarily Dijon clones 667 and 777 from our Dwarf Oak blocks. MATURATION: The cooperage used is typically François Frères and Vallaurine, 33 percent new oak with the balance in one- and two-year old barrels. Barrel maturation is approximately 18 months. CELLARING: Drinks well upon release; will reward proper cellaring for 10 years from vintage date. TECHNICAL DATA Most Sarah's Vineyard wines are limited releases. Please visit our website for availability by scanning the image on the left. ORDER OUR WINE

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