The Cairn Catie's Corner Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir

2014 The Cairn Catie's Corner Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir


2014 The Cairn Catie's Corner Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir

Winemaker Notes

With the 2014 vintage, we made a switch to the Russian River Valley. The fruit for the 2014 The Cairn Pinot Noir comes entirely from Catie's Corner Vineyard. Once again, we vinified with 15% whole cluster providing a bit more mouthfeel and spiciness to the wine, along with monthly lees stirring. We used 40% new oak for barrel aging, and the wine is a blend of 20 year old vines comprised of two Wadenswil clones, 1A and 2A. This wine shows classic Russian River Valley characteristics with the cherry cola notes enveloping a spicy red fruit dominated finish.

Harvest Notes

2014 was the third year into a sustained drought, showing similar characteristics to 2013. The vines were treated to a warm winter and we were treated to an early bud break. With almost no rain at all through the growing season, we were lucky to get a bit of a cooling trend in August which allowed the fruit to hang a little longer and reach full maturity. We harvested through the night of September 3rd and delivered the fruit early in the morning on the 4th.

Technical Information

  • Alcohol: 14.5%
  • Appellation: Russian River Valley
  • Wine Type: Red
  • Varietal Pinot Noir
$119.00 /1.5L

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