{"product_id":"longoria-pinot-noir-fe-ciega-2007","title":"Longoria Pinot Noir Fe Ciega 2007","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tLongoria Pinot Noir Fe Ciega 2007 is made from 100 percent Pinot Noir\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tIt is our great pleasure to release the new vintage of our flagship Pinot Noir from Fe Ciega, our estate vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills appellation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tThe 2007 harvest season experienced normal temperatures. This enabled the grapes to reach maturity during the third week of September, which is historically the average date for Fe Ciega Vineyard. Sugar levels averaged around 24.7 Brix for all of the lots we harvested over a three day period.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tEach lot was fermented and aged separately in French oak barrels. Approximately 32% of the barrels were new. The wine was aged in the barrels for 15 months, which is four months longer than has been our usual practice. This resulted in a wine that is smoother upon release than some of our past vintages.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tThe wine has a medium dark ruby color. The aromas are a mixture of intense exotic spices and dried berries. On the palate the wine is medium-bodied with strong spices accenting dried cherry flavors. Balanced oak vanillin contributes a slightly sweet impression in the mid-palate and finish. The tannins are slightly dry but will smooth out with 2-3 years of additional cellaring. The final result is an intensely flavored wine that manages to still remain elegant and balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tServe this wine with game such as rabbit, quail, and pheasant to name a few excellent pairings.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tRick Longoria, Winemaker\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tOctober 1, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tReviews:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-canvas-width=\"550.2506830654149\" data-font-name=\"g_font_p0_12\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 21.3333px; font-family: serif; left: 72px; top: 986px; transform: scale(1.0229, 1); transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px;\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e“Bright red. Highly aromatic bouquet displays scents of red and dark berry preserves, cherry skin, anise and dried rose. Deeply concentrated raspberry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e cherry flavors are firmed by fine-grained tannins and pick up a suave, spicy character in the glass. The anise note resonates on the long, spicy, focused finish. I’d hold this one for a few more years.” \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eJosh Raynolds 91 Points Tanzer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv data-canvas-width=\"550.2506830654149\" data-font-name=\"g_font_p0_12\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 21.3333px; font-family: serif; left: 72px; top: 986px; transform: scale(1.0229, 1); transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px;\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cdiv data-canvas-width=\"62.74133520317077\" data-font-name=\"g_font_p0_2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 21.3333px; font-family: serif; left: 357.333px; top: 544.327px; transform: scale(1.02798, 1); transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px;\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e“This is a Pinot you have to use your judgment on concerning ageability,because it’s too young now. It’s very jammy-fruity in raspberries, cherries,bacon and cola, with sweet, smoky oak not yet integrated. But it’s a beautifully structured, balanced wine of great integrity, and should develop in the bottle. Best after 2011.Cellar Selection- S.H.\u003cstrong\u003e 93 Points Wine Enthusiast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\t\u003cdiv data-canvas-width=\"62.74133520317077\" data-font-name=\"g_font_p0_2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 21.3333px; font-family: serif; left: 357.333px; top: 544.327px; transform: scale(1.02798, 1); transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px;\"\u003e\r\n\t\t \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv data-canvas-width=\"471.68001405715967\" data-font-name=\"g_font_p0_2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 21.3333px; font-family: serif; left: 72px; top: 760px; transform: scale(1.02465, 1); transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px;\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e“Medium-deep ruby color; deep, complex, black cherry, plum aromas with meaty, smoky notes; big, rich, deep black cherry flavors with plum, pepper and smoked meat notes; great texture; good structure and balance; long finish. Big, deep and yet silky and exquisitely balanced, this Pinot has so much complexity and pleasure at the same time. Delicious.”  \u003cstrong\u003e95 Points Pinot Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Longoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948755087407,"sku":"LongoriaCFPN","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/timelesswinesdirect.com\/products\/longoria-pinot-noir-fe-ciega-2007","provider":"timelesswines.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}