Winemaking Notes    
Hand-picked from two separate vineyard plots of Pinot Noir which kept separate in the winery until final blending. The destemmed grapes were cold soaked for up to 5 days prior to being allowed to warm up and begin fermentation. During the second day, a 10% volume was bled off the skins for our 2009 Rosé. Following a total maceration time of 17-21 days the lots were gently pressed off and racked into barrel, where malo-lactic fermentation took place. After aging eight months in premium French oak on their lees, the Pinot Noir barrels that we felt best expressed the 2009 vintage were chosen for this wine. They were blended together in tank, and returned to barrel for another 6 months, then bottled. The final blend is a mixture of two vineyard blocks: clone 115 (67%) and clone 777 (33%), each of which showed marked differences prior to blending. Bottled under screwcap, with no fining and minimal filtration.

Awards and Accolades

Bronze Medal - 2011 Intervin International Wine Awards

Bronze Medal - 2011 Canadian Wine Awards

Technical Details
Cooperage: French (100%) oak barriques: 35% new, and 65% older oak barrels.
Harvest Dates: October 8, 2009
Alcohol: 12.5%
Residual Sugar: 3.5g/l (sugar code = 0)
Total Acidity: 6.5g/l
pH: 3.65

Cellar Potential
Drinking best 2011-2015.

Release Date
September 2011

Availability
Winery, select restaurants, and online at www.fieldingwines.com.