Bouchaine Dijon Clone Estate Pinot Noir 2015
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The premiere release of a Dijon clonal bottling at Bouchaine! This wine succeeds at walking the line between being dense, unctuous, intriguing, and elegant all at once. Our winemakers wrote pages of aroma and flavor notes, but it all boils down to one word...sexy. You will be rewarded by decanting this wine, it is a giant.
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Smoky and big-boned, this is a robust, complex and enticing wine, aged in French oak (28% new). Strawberry and balsamic notes are joined by black tea, cardamom and cola on the medium-bodied palate.
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Bouchaine Vineyards is established in the site of the oldest continually operated winery in Carneros in the southern end of the Napa Valley. Bouchaine is dedicated to the pursuit of enticing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, whose grapes are best suited to the climate and soils of our beautiful 100-acre estate vineyard. Located just north of the San Pablo and San Francisco Bays, the vineyard climate is directly influenced by the fog that rolls in each night, and the shallow, clay loam soils are perfectly suited to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
As early as the 1970s Carneros became known as a source of terrific Pinot Noir, and was one of the first California regions to gain such a reputation. The combination of sunny days, cooling fog and thin clay soils are tailor-made for the variety. Another factor in Pinot Noir’s prominent place here is vintners’ willingness to experiment widely. The history of the grape in Carneros is marked by continuous research into clonal variations, viticultural techniques and site selection. Careful evaluation over time has revealed a signature flavor profile as well. Complex aromas and flavors of cherry, red berry, spice, earth and cola appear time and again in Carneros Pinot Noir. To this day the appellation remains one of California’s standard bearers for the variety.