Meyer Family Vineyards Pinot Noir-Old Block McLean Creek Vineyard 2017
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaOld Block comes off the original 1994 vineyard plantings and is the largest block of pinot at McLean Creek Road. It’s roughly one acre, and the clone is unknown. The nose is almost aromatic, pumped full of raspberries and forest floor. The mix of sour cherry and sweet ripe raspberries is a perfect match in this medium-bodied pinot, one you can drink now or age five to seven years. The winemaking is simple: the fruit is de-stemmed and runs via gravity into small, open-top fermenters (although 15 percent goes in whole-cluster). After a cold soak, an indigenous fermentation peaks at 30 degrees Celsius with hand plunging of the must throughout. Post-maceration, the wine is transferred to French oak barrels (30 percent new) for 11 months undergoing a natural malolactic fermentation in late spring. McLean Creek Road Vineyard is located in Okanagan Falls on a predominantly steep southerly aspect with the soil comprised of alluvial and glacial deposits.Tasted: 20 April 2019Tasted by: Prices:
Meyer Family Vineyards Pinot Noir-Old Block McLean Creek Vineyard 2017
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaMeyer Family Vineyards makes several single vineyard pinot noirs; this is from their home McLean Creek Vineyard in Okanagan Falls, planted in 1994. The sparse, sloping, sandy alluvial/glacial gravels and sandy loams is planted to an unknown clone, farmed organically. Primarily destemmed with ten percent whole cluster, this was native fermented before going into French oak (30 percent new) for 11 months, then bottled unfined and unfiltered. This youthful wine is finely textured with earthy cherry, sasparilla, thorns, and ripe raspberry along a dusky palate. Tannins are softly furry to gentle, sticky finish. Youthful, yes, but quite drinkable now.Tasted: 01 April 2019Tasted by: Prices:
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