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Marcassin Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2015
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| Country: | United States |
| Regions: | California California (Sonoma County) |
| Winery: | Marcassin |
| Grape Type: | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage: | 2015 |
| Bottle Size: | 750 ml |
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Product Description
Marcassin Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2013 in stock and ready to ship.
Winery: Marcassin
Marcassin (French for ‘young wild boar’) is a distinctive Sonoma Coast, California winery owned by renowned winemaker Helen Turley and her husband John Wetlaufer, a viticulturalist. Helen Turley has worked as a consultant for numerous acclaimed wineries, but she now focuses mainly on her Marcassin wines.
Helen & John (a viticulturalist) produce around 2,500 cases of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir annually. The wines are highly sought after: 90% of the wine is sold via mailing list, and eager connoisseurs can wait years for the chance to be allocated a bottle.
Marcassin’s limited yield 20-acre estate vineyard is located on the Sonoma Coast and planted 2/3 Pinot Noir & 1/3 Chardonnay. It is meticulously farmed with densely planted vines. Fruit for their other vineyard-designated wines are sourced from neighboring Sonoma Coast vineyards.
Helen crafts unique, complex, and highly extolled expressions of Sonoma Coast wines following traditional Burgundian style, fermenting with natural yeast, primarily new oak and extended time on lees. The wines are bottled without fining, filtering or cold stabilization and are typically aged five years prior to release.
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VINEYARD NOTES
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REVIEW
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WINEMAKING
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HARVEST NOTES
The early half of 2018 brought us moderate temperature allowing for a long growing season. We had a majority of our rainfall in February followed by a mild Spring. Then summer brought consistent temperatures with little heat spikes. This weather allowed for longer hang time and for the fruit to ripen at a slower rate. The 2018 harvest at our estate began in late August and resulted in exceptional quality.
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Vintage
2018
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation
Napa Valley
Vineyard Designation
Somerston Estate
Harvest Date
10/9/18 through 10/30/18
Sugar
1.8
Acid
5.25 g/L
pH
3.89
Aging
24 months in 75% new French Oak, 25% in once used French oak barrels
Bottling Date
10/21/2020
Alcohol %
15.4
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