Casas del Bosque Pequeñas Producciones Pinot Noir 2014

Vineyard located within the coolest, westernmost reaches of the Casablanca Valley. Grown on hillside blocks facing from north-east to north-west. Vineyards planted between 2000 and 2010, equipped with drip irrigation. Crop levels are an average of 8 tons per hectare (3.5 tons per acre). Frequent foggy mornings, warm days and cool nights. Average temperatures in summer are 18.9oC and in winter 10.7oC. Mean diurnal shifts in March are 13.1oC. Yearly rainfall is 380 mm on average, falling mostly between May and September. Repeated spring frosts decimated the harvest, and after a very warm and dry growing season, harvest started early, on 28 February 2018.

Ruby red in color. On the nose an exuberant bouquet of dark cherry and cedar is accompanied by savory notes of smoke, moist earth and bramble. In the mouth layered flavors of blackberry and dark chocolate give way to a smoky/mineral finish. A well integrated oak backbone is backed-up by abundant, well-rounded tannins lending excellent length and structure.