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| | Qty=1Size=750 ml"From the confines of a former glove factory he converted into a winery, Ken Wright fashioned a remarkable quintet of 1995 Pinot Noirs. In order to accomplish this amazing feat (given the huge difficulties associated with this vintage), Wright eliminated a whopping 20% of his harvest. He does not own any vineyards, but has long-term contracts that specify the yields he demands (less than two tons per acre or 30 hectoliters/hectare). Furthermore, due to his fear of autumn rains, Wright wants specific viticultural techniques (crop-thinning, etc.) employed to promote early ripening. The bunches are 100% destemmed and are put through a 4-5 day pre-fermentation cold soak. Surprisingly, considering the fact that Wright is a "terroirist", he uses commercial/artificial yeasts for his fermentations. The vineyard designated offerings are aged in 50% new oak barrels while the regular Pinot Noir is aged in 25% new oak. The resulting wines are lush, forward, pure, succulent and stylistically reminiscent of those produced by Claude Dugat, one of Burgundy's stars." - Pierre Rovani, robertparker.com (Dec 18, 1997) |
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