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Wine Description
The Story
The grapes are grown in the Don Miguel Vineyard, named after the late patriarch of the Torres family. This organic vineyard is located in the Green Valley — the coolest, foggiest region of the Russian River, only ten miles from the Pacific. I named this boÅling after the Spanish name for The Farmhouse, since our winery is designed to resemble a classic Catalan farmhouse.
Planted in the European-style high density of over 2,000 vines/acre, ...
Wine Information
Production: 558 cases
The Vinification
The grapes were harvested September 21 - 26. After minimal crushing, they fermented in stainless steel with no whole clusters. The wine was aged in premium French oak barrels, 33% new, coopered by Remond, Rousseau, Marsannay and Marchive from the forests of Central France. It was boled, unfined and unfiltered, in August 2012.
The Clones
The vineyard’s 30 acres of Pinot Noir are planted...
