2022 Pinot Noir Aeolian
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- Certified Organically Grown
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- Fruit source: Bethel Heights East 115 and East 777 and Justice 943 and 777
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- Harvest date: October 12, 2022
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- Grapes at harvest: Brix 23, pH 3.2, TA 6.2 gr/liter
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- Finished wine: Alcohol 13.4%, pH 3.55, TA 5.6 gr/liter
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- Barrel aged 10 months in French oak, 25% new barrels
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- Cases produced: 1,000
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- Bottled unfined August 3, 2023
Named for the wind that defines our EolaAmity Hills AVA, the Æolian Pinot Noir is our vehicle to explore the dynamic evolving landscape that we farm. The sense of place and specificity that we value most highly in our wines takes many years to evolve. With our oldest vines we allow each block to speak for itself in a separate bottling. The second-generation vines at Bethel Heights, on the other hand, are just beginning to find their voice. In these years in between, the Æolian allows us the freedom to dream of what lies beyond the horizon.
WINEMAKER NOTES
The Æolian has evolved in the ten vintages since we started making this wine, beginning as a means of expressing the ever-changing nature of our younger blocks and now settling in, as most things do at Bethel Heights, as a wine defined by place. Three blocks planted in 2002 high above the rest of the vineyard continue to make up most of this wine, but in 2022 we decided to include a small amount (20%) of fruit from Justice Vineyard as well. The 2022 Aeolian presents both purity and power; aromas of red cherry, rhubarb, and raspberry, tremendous tension through the mid palate, and delicate fine grain tannins through the finish.
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| Alcohol | 13.40% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
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