2021-Tanaka

Mount Eden Estate Pinot Noir

 

Tech Notes

Rain Total in 2021: 12.7 inches

Yield: 2 tons per acre

Harvest Dates: August 19th, hand harvested

Numbers @ Harvest: 23.5° Brix, 3.37 pH, 7.5 grams acidity

Fermentation: 30% Whole Cluster, Native Ferments

Barrel: 100% barrel aged new and one-year-old old French Oak

Aging: 11 months

Bottling: July 2022, no fining or filtration

Alcohol: 13.5%

Cases Produced: 74 cases- 750ml

Reviews

 

Tasting Notes

Release Date: September 10, 2024

The 2021 Tanaka Project Pinot Noir is the third bottling dedicated to our friend Ron Tanaka.

In contrast to our Estate Pinot, which is a blend of all four of our Pinot Noir vineyard blocks, this wine comes from just one, the now-named Tanaka Vineyard. We select three special barrels and bottle them unfiltered.

Quite youthful, the beguiling aromas are just starting to emerge. True to our mountain terroir, jasmine, sandalwood, and raspberry scents come through. Fresh on the palate, elegant and balanced, with soft red fruit flavors and, again, complex notes of jasmine and sandalwood.

Lay this down for at least five years to allow the wine to achieve its greatness.

25% of each sale is donated to mental health awareness.

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Production

74 Cases

 
 
 
 

22020 Mount Eden Rd., Saratoga, CA 95070

408-867-5832