Red Wine Bottle - Drinks

Little Engine 2022 Pinot Noir

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Hand harvested and sorted in the vineyard, the Pinot Noir grapes are destemmed only into one ton fermenters. After 6-7 days of cold soak, the musts are gradually warmed up to encourage a natural fermentation.Hand plunging is used to keep the cap moist and ensure colour and tannin extraction. The fermentation temperatures are maintained cool early in ferment and then elevated to aid in phenolic extraction. The total maceration time is about 3 weeks. The wines are drained and pressed off just before dryness and tank settled prior to going to barrel. It undergoes spontaneous malolactic fermentation and matures in barrel for 15 months with no racking until pre-bottle blending. The 2022 Gold Pinot Noir is 40% new French puncheons and the balance in 2nd fill barrels. Unfined and unfiltered prior to bottling.
From the Naramata region in Penticton, BC
13.5% ABV