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Wine Description
The Story
The wine is named after my daughter, Cristina. This wine is a special selection of 6 barrels from a unique blend of our Pinot Noir clones that we feel best represent the terroir, or personality, of the Don Miguel Vineyard and show the most potential for aging.
The organic Don Miguel Vineyard is located in the Green Valley — the coolest, foggiest region of the Russian River, only ten miles from the Pacific. The European-style high density of...
Wine Information
Production: 146 cases
The Vinification
The grapes were harvested September 26 - 29. After minimal crushing, they fermented in small stainless steel tanks. The wine was aged in 60% new, premium French oak barrels, coopered by Remond, Rousseau and François Frères from the forest of Bertranges. After 11 months of aging in oak the wine was bo"led, unfined and unfiltered, in August 2011.
The Clones
The vineyard’s 30 acres of Pi...
Vintage 2010
NAPA VALLEY Vintage Report 2010
In the cellar, winemakers delighted, undeterred by challenges of Mother Nature
In some years winegrowers must feel like baseball players in the batting cage swinging at whatever Mother Nature throws their way, and for vintage 2010 in California's renowned Napa Valley this was the case. Rainfall returned after three dry years, pushed bud break, flowering and fruit-set back by at least two weeks at the front...
