Beaulieu Vineyard

2020 Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir

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2020 Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir
Beaulieu Vineyard

2020 Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir

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750mL

Our 2020 Reserve Pinot Noir is beautifully balanced, aromatic, and flavorful, with tons of expressive red berry fruitsNotes of lifted, bright Bing cherry and ripe red currant are layered with nuances of forest floor, fresh mushroom, and red berry cobbler. Soft and round on the palate with good saturation and structure, this Pinot leads to a supple, silky-textured mouthfeelFine tannins frame the flavors, while hints of ginger and cardamom from new French oak barrels offer savory aromatic notes, and a lengthy, persistent mouthwatering finish.  

Technical info

Alcohol 14.2%
Varietal Pinot Noir
Blend 100% Pinot Noir
Appellation Napa Valley
Oak treatment 14 months aging in French oak (50% new oak barrels)

Winemaking

The grapes for this Reserve Pinot Noir benefited from our state-of-the-art optical sorter technology, which scrutinizes every berry to obtain the highest quality fruit. After, we fermented the must in stainless steel tanks until dry. Gentle pump-overs during fermentation extracted flavor, color, and tannins from the skins. We then pressed and transferred all the wines to small oak barrels coopered with French oak to develop and integrate flavors over the next 14 months.
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Vintage

Despite being remembered for factors beyond the typical harvest season, we are pleased to call the 2020 vintage a success. It was a warm, dry winter with rain and cooler weather not arriving until the end of March. While the mild spring season was a great early start, our winery working conditions had extensive safety protocols due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Summer brought cool mornings and very warm days, however as harvest began in late August, we were interrupted by wildfires across California. We were incredibly fortunate that our vineyards and winery were not located in areas of the active fires. In the face of the trying vintage conditions however, the wines showed excellent development in the cellar and we are delighted with the quality and caliber of wines we are able to showcase in 2020.

Vineyard

Our Reserve Pinot Noir is sourced from our finest vineyard in Los Carneros, in the far northwest corner of the Carneros appellation. Unlike the uplifted bay-bottom clay soils in most of the Carneros region, the soils at our estate vineyard are influenced by volcanic origin. Combining this well-draining, rocky upland soil with the extreme western location, closer to the Pacific Ocean and San Pablo Bay, the site is an ideal place to grow Burgundian varieties, of which up to 20 distinct Pinot Noir clones are planted. These reserve-quality grapes yield impeccably balanced Pinot Noir with abundant personality. A selection of Dijon clones perfumed the wine with floral and vibrant red-fruit notes, while Pommard clones enhanced the wine’s dark-fruit flavors, structure and minerality.

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