WINE TECHNICALS

Harvest date:  October 7, 2017
Fruit source:  Bethel Heights West 114 and 115
Grapes at harvest: Brix 23.7, pH 3.08, TA 7.6 gr/liter
Finished wine: Alcohol 13.3%, pH 3.39, TA 6.1 gr/liter
Barrel aged 15 months in French oak, 47% new barrels
400 cases produced
Bottled unfined in January 2019

WINEMAKER NOTES

The Casteel Pinot Noir is always intended to be the best expression of our estate in each vintage.   The age and maturity of our vineyard has allowed the blend to remain remarkably consistent since the 2008 vintage, but this hasn’t stopped us from trying new things as the years go by.  Two blocks planted in 1994 and 1996 on the most beautiful slope on the west side of the vineyard have given us some of the most compelling wines year after year, and they are always better together.   Since 2014 they have been the key components in the Casteel blend.  Starting in 2017 they even shared the same fermentation tank.

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