SOKOL BLOSSER
Orchard Block Pinot Noir
2015
- 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
Is there a perfect looking vineyard site that produces a vine that looks like it is in perfect balance? If so, the 7 acres that make up the Orchard Block would be in the running for perfect looking vineyard. The grapes were carefully hand harvested at 25°Brix, sorted by hand, and destemmed into stainless steel fermenters.
Production notes
30% of the fermentation from this block was done using the Sokol Blosser native yeast program. Post fermentation 44% of the wine that went through extended maceration with 33-35 days on the skin, the remaining portion was pressed off the skins at dryness (~10 days of skin contact time). This wine was aged in 100% French oak barrels for 17 months with minimal SO2 levels. There were 16 barrels hand selected for this final 2015 Orchard blend.
Tasting notes
The 2015 Orchard Block Pinot Noir exhibits aromas of wild plum and ripe strawberries, with flavors of and cardamom, with a hint of granite on the finish.