Wine Guide to Our Award Winning Wine Types: 2006 Pinot Noir

Peron Vineyard, Penticton Bench, Okanagan Valley
Morning Bay Vineyard & Estate Winery
Pender Island, B.C.
BC Retail CSPC #684910

This Pinot Noir was grown by Bruno Peron on a sandy bench west of Penticton. Small lot Pinot Noir clones 114 and 115 on own-rooted vines about seven years old. Hand-picked under our consultant's supervision, these grapes were processed at nearby Adora Estate Winery in Summerland, put through primary fermentation, then pressed directly into used oak barrels from the Opus One red wine program in Napa, California.

They were then shipped to our winery on Pender Island, where they stayed two years in oak barrel, rested two months in stainless steel, then were bottled on May 24, 2009. The wine exhibits classic Burgundian character, with judicious alcohol levels (around 11%), silky, supple mouth-feel and crisp, food-friendly acidity.

Just 200 cases made.

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Technical Data:

Pinot Noir 100%
Manually harvested
Total acidity: 6.5 g/l
pH: 3.25
Residual sugar: 4 g/l
Aging potential: 5 years
11.5% alc./vol
750 ml.

Our BC wines are hand made with loving care from Morning Bay's terraced vineyard and winery on North Pender Island in the sparkling southern Gulf Islands of BC. In the lee of the Olympic Peninsula rainshadow, Pender basks in a glorious mediterranean summer, with long stretches of dry, sunny weather.

With your wine purchase, you'll be getting a superior hand made product produced with careful applications of water and nutrients. Our wine grapes ripen slowly and develop complex flavours that will delight any wine lovers palate. Hand-picked in late fall, grapes retain crisp aromatics while developing long, elegant flavours.

Morning Bay products are now available at private wine stores and fine restaurants throughout British Columbia or Alberta. Watch for us on the menus at your favourite restaurant. Or order direct from the winery by e-mail: info@morningbay.ca

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