Nose
Aromas of marionberry, floral notes and blueberry.
Palate
Concentrated flavors of blackberry pie, dark choc & acai berries with silky texture.
Growing Conditions
100% Stowe Vineyard fruit from 6 different clones, the fruit was harvested in late September in early mornings.
Harvest
Harvest Brix: 22.0-24.5
Bottling
8/21/21
Winemaking
Pinot Noir is the wine that put Indian Creek Winery on the map! With very little grape growing history in the Snake River Valley to provide direction, Bill and Mui Stowe planted Pinot Noir at our estate Stowe Vineyard in 1982. The first wines from these vines were produced in 1987 and the 1988 vintage won Best of Show at the San Diego International Wine Competition proving that Pinot Noir was the correct choice for Stowe Vineyard. Today we continue the tradition of creating terrior driven Pinot Noir that is uniquely ours.
The fruit was then destemmed into different lots and allowed to cold soak for 2 days at a temperature of 50F. Half the lots were then inoculated with yeast, the other half were allowed to ferment spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. After a 7-10 day fermentation with temperatures peaking at 85F the wine was gently pressed to French oak barrels were the wines were then inoculated with malo-lactic bacteria for secondary fermentation. The wines aged in the barrels for 10 months then racked to a blending tank and bottled in August 2021.
RS: <0.2%
Aging
10 months in French Oak barrels, 33% new, 22% once used, 45% neutral
