2006 Balletto Pinot Gris
Pinot Gris is one of our winery's signature wines. Planted first at our hillside home ranch in Sebastopol, California as an experiment, it has grown to be a favorite of our customers. As grape growers first, we strongly feel that with good grapes comes good wine. It all starts in the field. With the help of wine maker Dan Cederquist, we feel we have once again produced an excellent representation of Russian River Pinot Gris.
This beautiful pale straw colored wine has aromas of lime, Roma apples, fig & juicy peaches. The flavors are fruit forward with Kadota figs (green ones), peach, apple & a hint of cream. The soft texture on the entry has a mineral component and has a well balanced acidity on the finish. This is a great wine on a summer day or would do well as an aperitif.
Harvest Date: October 6 & 7, 2007
Brix at Harvest: 23.6
Clones: 146 and 152
Soil: Gold Ridge Loam.
Other Information: 50% aged 5 months in 100% neutral French oak barrels
50% fermented in stainless steel
Total Cases Produced: 4,396 cases handcrafted
Suggested Retail Price: $14/bottle
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