WINEMAKER'S NOTES
Le Clos Jordanne Vineyard is our most prized vineyard, located on the "sweet spot" of the bench. This Estate vineyard consistently gives us deliciously rich, decadent wines that boast hints of rose petals, spice and game. Red and black fruit intertwine effortlessly in the mouth, creating incredible breadth and a prolonged finish. Crafted with purity and precision, the wines are eloquently perfumed accentuating a core of lush ripe fruit and distinct minerality; the perfect marriage of power and elegance.
VITICULTURE
Trellising System
Vertical Shoot Positioning/Guyot
Planting Density
5,250 plants per ha. (2,134 plants per acre)
Yields
2 tonnes/hectare (1.62 tonnes/acre)
GROWING SEASON & HARVEST
The 2004 growing season started with bud-break in mid-May, and flowered in June under good conditions. The crop had already been reduced due to winterkill. The summer that followed was long and cool with frequent rains that interrupted our organic spray cycles. Despite ongoing leaf canopy battles the grapes were in excellent shape. Mid-late September saw a well-timed heat wave (with many days over 28°C) which allowed the grapes to increase their high natural sugar and ripeness levels. The grapes were hand-harvested on October 10th, 2004.
The Le Clos Jordanne Pinot Noir was bottled on February 22nd, 2006.
