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1999 PINOT NOIR, NORTH COAST El Niño?… La Niña? … Who knows! This is certainly one of our most fruity and solid structured pinots to date. When everything comes together, words like big, generous and mouth-filling come to mind. Are we learning more about winemaking or is our Napa Valley fruit just exceptional in '99?... To be fair, some of each. The French consider the important contributing factors of a great red burgundy to be the vineyard aspect, low yields, hospitable growing season and superior wine making. Well I've never been one to doubt the wisdom of the ages. The '99 crop was down by forty percent, the growing season was hospitably long, and superior winemaking … nothing but the best. Each and every year I keep learning more but I'm ecstatic about the finesse and quality of the '99 vintage. Hope you enjoy this wine as much as we do...live long and prosper. Notes and Stats Style: Accadian Vineyard Location: Trubody Lane 66%, Oak Knoll 34% Harvested: 4:00 a.m. September 7th 1999, 2.75 ton/acre @ 48F Time on Skins: Cold Maceration 17 days, 28 days total Fermentation Type: 80% Whole berry, 20% whole cluster – open top fermentor Yeast: 40% wild yeast, 60% cultivated Rhone Valley yeast Extended Maceration: 80% extended maceration Cooperage: 100% French Oak 1 year old Clarification: Lightly fined Case Production: 750 Release Date: October 1, 2000   Winemaker Notes: Aromas of intense candied berry fruits - a medley of luscious ripe strawberries and black berries with spice and earth tones. A silky mouth-feel follows the delicious cherry/raspberry flavors and the finish is generous. Click here for other Ramspeck Releases... Also be sure to learn about...