Purple Hands - Pinot Noir - Latchkey Vineyard 2015
- Producer Purple Hands Wine
- Blend 100% Pinot Noir
- Country USA
- Region Oregon
- Appellation Dundee Hills
- UPC 0 15643 42159 4
Tasting notes
Black candied spice, cardamom, red cherry, barnyard sweat, white chocolate raspberry, savory, and a focused dense finish.
Ageing
12 Months in Barrel
70% Neutral Oak
30% New Oak
70% Neutral Oak
30% New Oak
Fermentation
Native Fermentation
Small Open Top Fermenters
Hand Plunged and Macerated
Unfined & Unfiltered
Small Open Top Fermenters
Hand Plunged and Macerated
Unfined & Unfiltered
Vintage
2015, a vintage full of beautiful weather and wonderful warm nights, brought a second consecutive spectacular growing season to Oregon. 2015 as one of the largest fruit yielding vintages on record, tied with 2009. The perfect weather during bloom and flower set the vines to dense berry and cluster size. Density of the clusters averaged 200 grams at harvest. As the rain came in late October, harvest was well over and wineries were
concluding fermentation. The key to Purple Hands Winery’s outstanding flavors and balanced wines was timing the harvest before temperatures soared and all acid was lost.