The 2003 growing season started off early - bud break started the first week in April. As June rolled around the weather dried out and the temperatures climbed.

We started harvest on September 20th with a young vine site, then weirdly enough, harvested our syrah’s from Southern Oregon and the Columbia River Gorge. We finished off the Pinot Noir harvest by the 4th of October - a compressed harvest that required long days over a two week period. The 2003 vintage gave us wines displaying purity of fruit, lush mid-mouth feel, ripe tannins and great structure.

2003 Seven Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir

Dark, dense blackberry and blueberries in the nose. Hugely explosive, lush and dense on the palate with nicely integrated wood and sweet vanilla lingering on the finish.

Harvest Date:
October 4, 2003

Brix at Harvest: 24.4

Finished TA: 7.6 g/L

Finished PH: 3.20

Bottled: February 2005

Cases Produced: 150

Release Date: September 2005

Aging:
10 months in 45% new French oak, 55% one year-old French oak for 9 months – Blended and racked to older barrels for an additional 5 months

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Vineyards:

10% Whole Cluster Seven Springs Dijon Clone 115 -

2003 Vintage/harvest Year

2003 Seven Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir