Lula Cellars Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2022 Red Wine

Lula Cellars Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2022 

750 ml

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Lula Cellars is a quaint boutique winery in the "deep end" (western-most end) of the Anderson Valley, CA. It's dark in color for a Pinot; has cranberry and redwood forest notes and a subtle dryness on the palate. A beautiful representation of the Anderson Valley! Any Pinot Noir lover would appreciate this wine. – Wine Factor

FROM THE WINERY

Winemaker Notes:

Located in the revered "Deep End" of the Anderson Valley, Lula Cellars is a boutique winery passionately crafting distinct wines of great pleasure from our Estate and select local vineyards. Blended in our classic Anderson Valley style from various blocks and clones, it is bright scarlet in color with floral plum, cherry, and toasty French oak aromas and flavors. The palate is generous with ripe savory tannins giving way to a long seamless finish. Every effort has been made to produce a delightful Pinot Noir for every occasion. Drink now through 2028.

Vineyard:

This Pinot Noir is from our 15-acre Estate vineyard located in the "Deep End" of the famed Anderson Valley. This cool-marine influenced region is celebrated for producing world-class Pinot Noirs. The vineyard is planted on a gently sloping hillside adjacent to Highway 128 with a mix of quality Pommard and Dijon sourced clones. The vines are grown meticulously to produce high quality, rich, concentrated grapes.

2022 Harvest:

The 2022 vintage had high climate variability beginning with a cool and mild spring followed by a warm summer that led to an early harvest. Grape quality was exceptional with balanced acidity and freshness, resulting in vibrant fruit-forward wines.

Winemaking:

The grapes were hand harvested at night to ensure delicate handling and vibrant fruit flavors. Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes were gently sorted, partially destemmed to net around 10% whole bunch and then transferred to open top fermenter. After 2 days of cold soak at 50°F the grapes were inoculated and fermentation kicked off. Throughout fermentation the grapes were hand plunged to extract all of the richness of the grapes. Upon completion of the fermentation, the finished wine was left to macerate for another couple of weeks with the grape skins to build mouth feel and complexity. The finished wine was then gently basket pressed to 2-year seasoned fine-grained new and used French oak barrels where the wine spent the next 10 months. Prior to bottling the wine was lightly fined and filtered.

Cases produced: 1133 

Alcohol: 14.0 %

Bottling date: June 2023 

Titratable Acidity: 6.0 g/L

PH 3.6