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2008 Torii Mor Pinot Noir
92 pts - Robert Parker
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The 2008 “La Colina” aroma displays earthy notes, dark chocolate, dark berries a mix of cherries and blueberries and light Dundee dust characters. After more aeration, the wine begins to display red cherries with floral herb spices like oregano-thyme. The flavors are sweet and display red cherries, followed by darker cherries, dark chocolate, a sweet floral mix, and a typical earthy character, followed by sweet oak spices. The texture is rich and round and fills the mouth with sweetness. The finish is very long, fruity-earthy, sweet, rich, elegant and displays spiciness. This wine will benefit from aeration and decanting, at least for the next year.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2008
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Willamette Valley
Vineyard Designation
La Colina
Harvest Date
October 15, 2008
PH
3.61
Bottling Date
February 9, 2010
Residual Sugar
.2gr/100ml
Alcohol %
13.5
Wine Spectator
90
Robert Parker
92
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
La Colina Vineyard has been an integral part of the Torii Mor cellar since 2002, with blending into the “Deux Verres” Reserve, Dundee Hills Select and Willamette Valley Pinot noir. Located in the Dundee Hills AVA, the clonal varieties selected for this vineyard designate are: Dijon 114 (57.14%) and Wadensvil (42.86%).
Production Notes
Harvested October 15th, fermented with 15% whole clusters and indigenous yeast, the wine was aged for 15 months in 28.57% new French oak, 14.29% one year, 28.57% 2 year old and 28.57% neutral. . The barrels were racked in April then again in August when the blend was put together before returning to barrels for another 5 months before bottling.
Winemaker Notes
The 2008 growing season started with bud break around mid April; however, spring turned out being much colder and wetter than usual from March to June. The first half of July brought above average temperatures, which allowed bloom to finally happen about 2 weeks late. The fruit set was diminished by the cool spring, leaving smaller overall clusters. The second half of July and August saw cooler and wetter weather again, but September and October turned drier and warmer with beautiful days, allowing the grapesto fully mature. All of our fruit was hand picked between October 11th and the 27th.
Jacques Tardy, Winemaker
Production
165 cases
Other Notes
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Mike Sadowski
(Jan 12, 2012 at 10:45 AM)
Wow, is all I can say.