Steele Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Block N 2013

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The wines from Bien Nacido are deeper, richer, and full bodied. This vineyard produces a wine with aromas of cherry, blackberry, and new leather, and flavors of cocoa, Bing cherry and currant. With its balance of acidity and a finish of sweet tobacco and spices, this wine is always elegant and alluring.
The Vineyard Bien Nacido is a well-known vineyard in the Santa MariaValley. On a bench that overlooks the SisquocRiver, this highly-esteemed vineyard is quite large and has numerous slopes and aspects. Bien Nacido, literally Spanish for “Born Well”, is one of the vineyards in Santa Barbara where Steele Wines purchases Pinot Noir grapes. Many of the most prestigious wineries in California purchase grapes from this vineyard. Our favorite block for the single vineyard wines is “N-Block” which gives the most intense fruit. Winemaking With Pinot Noir we take a minimal approach to winemaking. Fermentations are carried out with as little manipulation as possible. We use a gentle crusher, one short pump-over per day and cool soak the grapes prior to the onset of fermentation. The wine is always elegant, perfumed and alluring. The wine from Bien Nacido N block is deeper, richer with more color and body than from other vineyards. Our aging program is always in French Oak barrels which are heavily toasted during the bending of the staves. This toasting gives a smoky aromatic backdrop to the wonderful strawberry fruit aromas and flavors. We usually bottle the wine in December of the following year, so at a minimum the wine spends 12 months in French Oak.
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