SOKOL BLOSSER
Big Tree Block Pinot Noir
2016
- Organic
About this winery
Sokol Blosser is one of the pioneering estates of the Oregon state wine industry. In 1971 when Bill Blosser and Susan Sokol Blosser began converting an old prune orchard into a vineyard they became one of five bonded wineries in the region. In the ensuing decades Oregon’s wine industry has grown (today there are over 500 wineries), changed and blossomed with Sokol Blosser at the forefront. Leading by example in their quest to produce exceptional wines while also promoting social and...
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Product notes
In our 45th growing year at Sokol Blosser was very special: their earliest bloom on record. You can just about set your clock from the time of bloom to the first day of harvest…100 days. Grapes were harvested in August as it was not a especially dry year and typical heavy rainfall hit in the winter of 2015 and 2016. The winery was very happy with the fruit knowing it is a vintage of excellent quality.
Production notes
The grapes from this block were carefully hand harvested, then sorted by hand to remove any flawed bunches and 100% de-stemmed directly into their fermentation vessels. One-third of the fruit was fermented in an oak upright tank and two-thirds in stainless steel fermenters. Cap management was done via gentile punch downs up to two times per day. Post fermentation, 30% of the blend was wine that went through extended maceration with 30 days on the skin, the remaining portion was pressed off the skins at dryness (~10 days skin). This wine was aged for 17 months entirely in French oak barrels. For the final blend, 16 barrels were hand selected.
Tasting notes
A nose that rich in spices and ripe raspberries. This wine has a complex mouthfeel and soft tannins with notes of pie cherries. Strong mineral tones, black pepper and wild plum on the finish.