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bottle image2003
Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir,
Hyde Vineyard
Carneros, Napa Valley

Winemaker's Notes
Saturated with deep ruby color, this wine opens with aromas of boysenberry and currant. Full in the mouth with balanced acidity, the palate offers intense, focused flavors of cherry, ripe plum and cedar, with a hint of vanilla. Brambly notes lead to firm, ripe tannins marking a lively finish. Alcohol 14.8%

Vineyard
Owner/Manager   Hyde Family/Larry Hyde
Vineyard   Hyde Vineyard
Appellation   Carneros, Napa Valley
Clones   Beba, Swan, Calera
Vineyard Age   9 - 17 years
Site   Alluvial sandy-clay loam, eastern exposure hillside
Yield   2.0 ? 2.5 tons /acre

Harvest
Harvest Date   September 17 ? 22, 2003
Harvest Brix   29.0° - 34.0°
Growing Season   Varying temperatures in Carneros throughout the spring and early summer resulted in smaller yields and therefore highly concentrated pinot noir.

Winemaking
  • Hand-harvested grapes
  • Fermented in small, open-top stainless steel fermentors with indigenous yeasts; 1 month to completion
  • Hand-punched cap
  • Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels; 5 months to completion
  • Aged 10 months in small French oak barrels; 69% new
  • Unblended, unfined and unfiltered; bottled August 2004

Cases Produced
899


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