2008 Beringer Pinot Noir Napa Valley
| Vintage: | 2008 |
| Wine Type: | Red Wine |
| Varietal: | Pinot Noir |
| Appellation: | Napa Valley |
| PH: | 3.71 |
| Residual Sugar: | 1.2 g/L |
| Tannin: | 5.1 g/L |
| Alcohol %: | 14.3 |
| Tasting Notes: | “Pinot Noir always presents an incredible array of characteristics, beginning with the aromas of chocolate covered cherries, candied violets and traces of anise and mint that greet the nose. Vibrant red fruit flavors are accentuated by bright acidity, hints of smoke and barrel toast. The 2008 Napa Valley Pinot Noir has a lovely richness and weight, making it a wonderful pairing for many richer dishes.” – Winemaker, Laurie Hook |
| Vineyard Notes: | The majority of the fruit for the 2008 Napa Valley Pinot Noir comes from Beringer’s vineyard in the Oak Knoll District on Big Ranch Road just north of the town of Napa in the southern end of the Napa Valley. Here, the vineyard is influenced by cool night time fogs that creep up the Napa river during the growing season from the San Pablo Bay, and linger along the river’s edge until late into the morning. Beringer’s viticulturists chose to plant a selection of Burgundian Pinot Noir clones (multiple clones allow for greater flexibility in blending to achieve a balanced and complex wine) adjacent to the river, where clay loam and fine, silty loam soils are generously peppered with small cobbles and rock. In addition, Winemaker Laurie Hook chose select lots from our Stanly Ranch Vineyard in the Carneros region for the silky mouthfeel and complexity it added to the blend. |
| Production: | Laurie used a combination of whole-berry and whole-cluster (carbonic) fermentations to accentuate the forward fruit aromas and flavors. Gentle punching down of the caps preserved the Pinot’s brightness and extracted color, aromas and flavors without compromising the varietal’s silky texture. After pressing, the wine was quickly put into seasoned small Burgundian oak barrels (approximately half new) and aged for eight months. |
“Pinot Noir always presents an incredible array of characteristics, beginning with the aromas of chocolate covered cherries, candied violets and traces of anise and mint that greet the nose. Vibrant red fruit flavors are accentuated by bright acidity, hints of smoke and barrel toast. The 2008 Napa Valley Pinot Noir has a lovely richness and weight, making it a wonderful pairing for many richer dishes.” – Winemaker, Laurie Hook
The majority of the fruit for the 2008 Napa Valley Pinot Noir comes from Beringer’s vineyard in the Oak Knoll District on Big Ranch Road just north of the town of Napa in the southern end of the Napa Valley. Here, the vineyard is influenced by cool night time fogs that creep up the Napa river during the growing season from the San Pablo Bay, and linger along the river’s edge until late into the morning. Beringer’s viticulturists chose to plant a selection of Burgundian Pinot Noir clones (multiple clones allow for greater flexibility in blending to achieve a balanced and complex wine) adjacent to the river, where clay loam and fine, silty loam soils are generously peppered with small cobbles and rock. In addition, Winemaker Laurie Hook chose select lots from our Stanly Ranch Vineyard in the Carneros region for the silky mouthfeel and complexity it added to the blend.
Laurie used a combination of whole-berry and whole-cluster (carbonic) fermentations to accentuate the forward fruit aromas and flavors. Gentle punching down of the caps preserved the Pinot’s brightness and extracted color, aromas and flavors without compromising the varietal’s silky texture. After pressing, the wine was quickly put into seasoned small Burgundian oak barrels (approximately half new) and aged for eight months.
The 2008 growing season began with very cool temperatures in the winter and heavy rains. Rainfall decreased in the spring and summer was mild overall, with warm daytime temperatures. A heat spike in August and September gave some additional ripening time to the last blocks of fruit before harvest began for our Chardonnay grapes. The dryness of the season resulted in smaller yields than some previous years, and overall the quality was impressive.
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