Niner Wine Estates Edna Valley Jespersen Ranch Pinot Noir 2022 Red Wine

Niner Wine Estates Edna Valley Jespersen Ranch Pinot Noir 2022 

Edna Valley, CA

750 ml

94 pts. Wine Enthusiast:

"This hedonistic wine begins with intense aromas of black cherry on the inviting nose. That dark, rich cherry flavor is even more juicy yet also bright on the palate, where chai spice elements enliven the boysenberry jam finish." - Matt Kettmann

Rich and juicy, there's a lot going on in this Pinot! We love the mocha and dark fruit notes, followed by lovely baking spices lifting up the finish. This is a "close your eyes and say mmm!" kind of wine! – Wine Factor

FROM THE WINERY

VINEYARD

Jespersen Ranch is located in the northwestern corner of the Edna Valley AVA, just four miles from the Pacific Ocean. Edna Valley experiences one of the longest growing seasons in California and is unique in its West to East orientation. This opens up the valley to the wind and the fog from the ocean directly to the West. While most other cool-climate growing regions lie above the marine layer, the Edna Valley is at sea level and Jespersen Ranch is often cloaked with morning fog. The slow, moderate ripening afforded by this climate yields complex flavors and bountiful acidity in our grapes.

The clay loam topsoils are underscored by layers of shale and sandstone which create a well-draining and fertile landscape with high color retention capabilities.

2022 VINTAGE

The 2022 vintage was mild overall, but a cool flowering period and intense heatwave in late summer led to extremely low yields at many Central Coast vineyards, including ours. We normally harvest our Pinot Noir over a 4-6 week period, but with the late season heat wave in 2022 we picked everything in just five days.

WINEMAKING

With the compressed harvest of 2022 we had to get creative with our fermentations as we quickly filled all of our tanks. We fermented the wine in open-top stainless-steel tanks, a concrete tank and macro bins. As always with a single site varietal, we strive to create layers of complexity and included whole cluster, destemmed and dried stems components. The result of this dynamic winemaking in the face of a fast harvest yielded a beautiful example of coastal Pinot Noir. The 2022 vintage has dark fruit flavors contrasted with black tea and herbal qualities.

WINEMAKER Molly Bohlman

CLONE 667, 777, 115, Calera, Rochioli, 2A

ROOTSTOCK 101-14, 3309, 420A

HARVEST DATES September 9th - 14th

AVERAGE YIELD 1.4 tons/acre

AVERAGE BRIX 25.7º

pH / TA 3.8/5.3 g/L

ALCOHOL 14.5%

BLEND 100% Pinot Noir

COOPERAGE 27% new French oak

BARREL AGING 11 months