Product Description:
2003 Flagpole Block Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley
WINEMAKER'S NOTES
Complex aromas hint at hibiscus flower, spice, cedar and wild mushroom as well as ripe fruit on the nose. A sip offers lush, ripe flavors of blackberry, currant and pungent earth, to name a few. The finish is long and sweet with velvety fine tannins. Just over 300 cases were produced.
ACCOLADES
90 Firm, with a sweet undercurrent of nicely focused blueberry, currant, and vanilla spice aromas and flavors that persists appealingly against the fine tannins. Best from 2007 through 2012.
Wine Spectator
December 15, 2005
THE VINEYARDS
Introduced in 1999 as Van Duzer's first vineyard-designate wine, the Flagpole Block Pinot Noir is produced from an approximate one and one-third acres of old Wadenswil clone vines, planted in 1982, that are located near the entrance to the property. The steep vineyard takes its name from the flagpole located at the top of the slope. The east-west row orientation combined with the slope allows for full sun exposure the entire day. The grapes from these vines produce exceptionally ripe and rich fruit.
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TECHNICAL DATA:
| Vineyard: | 100% Van Duzer Estate, Flagpole Block | | Vinifera: | 100% Pinot Noir, Wadenswil clone | | Alcohol: | 13.5%% | | TA: | 0.62 g/100 ml | | pH: | 3.51 |
WINEMAKING
The hand sorted grapes were de-stemmed and cold-macerated as is Van Duzer's general practice with Pinot Noir. The wine was aged in 60% new French oak barrels and 40% neutral oak barrels. We use tightly-grained barrels from the Vosge and Allier forests in order to subtly enhance the fruit character of the wine. After nine months in barrels, the wine was blended then returned to barrels for five additional months of aging in order to integrate and deepen the flavors of the wine.
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