Wine Description

Terranoble's new Pinot Noir Reserva is a coastal Pinot Noir of the New World that hopes to offer a totally modern style where the fruit and freshness are the center of the wine. The Casablanca Valley, where the grapes are grown, is a semi-cold valley with excellent ventilation coming from the sea, producing a very slow maturation and giving the wine a perfect balance. The wine is aged in barriques ranging from new to 3-years-old, for 8 months, followed by an additional 4 months in bottle.

Tasting Notes

This bright, medium ruby-red Pinot Noir shows delicious notes of woodland berries, red cherries and floral perfume. Medium-bodied and dry on the palate, this wine has perfect structural balance with medium, fine-grained tannins and a slightly peppery finish-- a beautiful and elegant value wine!

Vineyard Characteristics

Production area/name of vineyard:	Casablanca Valley
Size of vineyard (acres):	37.5
Soil composition:	Granite
Training method:	Espaldera
Elevation (feet):	492
Vines/acre:	2,000
Yield/acre (tons):	.7
Exposure:	Eastern/western
Year vineyard planted:	2005-2007
Agronomist/Vineyard manager:	Ignacio Conca and Pedro Vega

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:	100% Pinot Noir
Harvest time:	April
Winemaking consultant:	Dominique Delteil
First vintage of this wine:	2007
Number bottles produced of this wine:	36,000
Fermentation
Fermentation container:	Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation (days):	10
Fermentation temperature (°F):	72-75
Maceration technique:	Cold maceration
Length of maceration (days):	3
Malolactic fermentation:	Yes
Aging
Aging container:	Barriques
Size of aging container:	225 L
Age of aging container:	New-3 years old
Cooperage:	French oak
Length of aging before bottling:	8 months
Length of bottle aging:	4 months
Analytical Data
Alcohol:	14.0%

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