2008 Pinot Noir Beauregard Ranch
Beauregard Ranch
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2008
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Ben Lomond Mountain
Vineyard Designation
Beauregard Ranch
Aging
100% French oak
Alcohol %
14.1
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
On the nose this wine shows developing fruit notes cranberry, raspberry, cherry, cherry blossom, vanilla and nutmeg. The palate is intensely concentrated showing sun dried raspberry, cherry and unripe plum skin laced with herbal notes of thyme, rosemary, sage and herbs d'provance. This continues into the finish where you get vanilla bean, slight mushroom notes, earthy underbrush that finish with cinnamon stick, shaved nutmeg and perfect acidity.
Vineyard Notes
This vineyard site was part of an original 160 acre vineyard and apple orchard planted in the early 1900’s. The vineyard was abandoned during prohibition and then resurrected in 1949 when retired Sherrif’s deputy Amos Beauregard purchased the property. It sits at an elevation of 1700 to 1850 feet on a southwest facing slope. Monterey Bay marine influences combine with sandy loam soil to produce wines with minerality and striking acidity. Plantings: Four acres Pinot Noir, clones: Pommard, 667 & 115. One acre Chardonnay, clone 4. Three acres Zinfandel, clone Primitivo. Four acres Cabernet Sauvignon, Dijon clone.
Production Notes
48 cases produced. Aged 30 months