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Robert Mondavi Winery Carneros Pinot Noir 2005

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Winery:
Robert Mondavi Winery
Varietal:
Pinot Noir
Region:
USA > California > Napa > Carneros
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2012
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User Tags:  smooth, stone fruits, earthy, chemical, cherry, (tree) fruit, fleshy, warm, fruit, color descriptors 


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California has long struggled with Pinot Noir. Finding the right vineyards for this most fickle of grape, one that enjoys a cool growing season yet needs warmth close to harvest to fully ripen, has proven a challenge in such a sunny state. Cooler areas eventually became identified; the Santa Rita Hills, Russian River Valley and Mendocino's Anderson valley are all prime spots for Pinot Noir in California. Unlike the lighter colored and sometimes delicate Pinots of Burgundy, California produces many rich, deep Pinots full of slightly chewy dark berry and cherry fruits with hints of cola, Asian spices and forest floor frequently adding complexity.

Winemakers Notes

• Hand-harvested in cool morning hours
• Partial whole-cluster fermentation for spice and depth
• Co-fermentation of Pinot Noir clones for layers of flavor
• Fermented in open top stainless steel, standard stainless steel and standard wood uprights
• Select Burgundian yeasts for enhanced complexity and character
• 20 days skin contact (maceration) to soften tannins
• 100% in-barrel malolactic fermentation
• 8 months aging in toasted Burgundy barrels (20% new oak)

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Snooth User: Sung
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Light body yet fleshy and earthy. Tart and tangy palate. Very subtle hints of black cherry tannins. Nice and warm finish. Very easy to drink.


August 2007

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Very light color - deep earthy cherry tone. Slightly hot nose (just opened) with some earth and flesh notes. Low acidity, cherry in the mouth, farily earthy and slow creeping tannins. Some more tannin on the long warm finish. Nice, and probably very nice for a pinot fan who likes the burgundian style wines


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