2009 Pinot Noir Steinbuck

TASTING NOTE
Redolent aromas of black cherries, elder berries and bramble fruits are joined by elegant nuances of chocolate. A juicy complex palate with soft tannins leads to a long intense finish.

WINEMAKER’S NOTES
The fruits for this wine are from our „Grand Cru“ section called „Bischoffinger Steinbuck“. All plants there are from high quality clones as you can find in burgundy. The plants are between 8 and 9 years old, also still pretty young. The vines of the burgundy clones are developing complex small berries. The fruits are unusually graceful. But you have to do a strict quality management. Reducing the crop (green harvest, to halve the fruits) and deleafing is necessary to gain healthy ripe fruits. At harvest, we only have skilled pickers who also do a intense sorting. The grapes are fermented on their own skins for 4 weeks and aged for 12 month in oak barrels.

WINE ANALYSIS
Variety: Pinot Noir (burgundy clones)
Fermentation: 4 weeks, 100% skin contact fermentation
100% in 225l Barriques for 12 months
Aging Potential: 10 years
Alcohol: 14,5 % vol.
Total Acidity: 5,1 g/l
Residual Sugar: 2,0 g/l
Sugarfree Extract: 26,6 g/l

SERVING SUGGESTION
Grilled poultry, risotto of veal or truffles.
This wine is best served at 18°C.

2009 Pinot Noir Steinbuck