VINEYARD Gap’s Crown
CLONES 115, 667, 828, Swan
ORIENTATION North/East
TRELLISING VSP
SOIL Goulding Cobble Loam
HARVEST September 4-15, 2009v
FERMENTATION 1-ton bins / 5-ton open tops / 5-day cold soak / 9-11 day ferment / 95% de-stemmed / 5% whole cluster
OAK 50% new French oak for 16 months
ALCOHOL 14.5%
pH 3.56
TA 5.7 g/L
AROMA
Lilac, lavender, dark cherry and lean blackberry fill the glass. Vibrant undertones of black truffle and dark chocolate.
PALATE
Round and focused. Crushed berries dominate the front palate. Chocolate-covered cherries and a trace of candied orange peel saturate the midpalate and linger for a smooth and lengthy finish.
The Gap’s Crown vineyard is owned and managed by Gap’s Crown, LLC, and is located in the Petaluma Wind Gap. Kosta Browne Winery has purchased Gap’s Crown Pinot Noir grapes since 2006 and now enjoys a long-term lease of 37 planted acres. “It has been the backbone of our Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir program and contributed to our 2009 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir being awarded Wine Spectator’s #1 Wine of the Year in 2011,” says Michael Browne, founder of Kosta Browne Winery. Their viticulture is second to none, producing some of the finest grapes in Sonoma County.
THE SONOMA COAST, WHICH OVERLAPS with the Russian River Valley and stretches all the way to the windswept edge of the Pacific Ocean, has emerged as a hub for cool-climate wines. The vineyards are planted using the finest modern clones and viticultural techniques and have rapidly earned the region acclaim for producing some of the world’s most extraordinary Pinot Noirs.
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