1999 Windy Oaks Proprietor Reserve Pinot Noir bud break/harvest end date: Mid March/Oct. 16
brix: 23.5
alc: 13.9
residual sugar: 0.2
harvest/fermentation notes: little mildew, 9 days to dryness, 3 punchdowns per day, 19 day extended maceration.
barrel age: 23 months
notes: first commercial crop from the vineyard - 4th leaf, grapes stemmed by hand and crushed by foot, basket press, unfiltered, unfined, 35 cases.
2000 Windy Oaks Proprietor Reserve Pinot Noir bud break/harvest end date: early March/Oct. 2
brix: 25.2
alc: 14.3
residual sugar: 0.2
harvest/fermentation notes: early warm spring, 10 days to dryness, 3 punchdowns per day, 17 day extended maceration.
barrel age: 24 months
notes: whole cluster fermentation, new destemmer/crusher, Wilmes press, unfiltered, unfined, 49 cases.
2001 Windy Oaks Proprietor Reserve Pinot Noir bud break/harvest end date: early March/Oct. 14
brix: 24.5
alc: 14.1
residual sugar: 0.15
harvest/fermentation notes: warm spring, early veraison, 9 days to dryness, 2-4 punchdowns per day, 14 day extended maceration.
barrel age: 25 months
notes: partial whole cluster fermentation, unfiltered, unfined, 205 cases.
2002 Windy Oaks Proprietor Reserve Pinot Noir bud break/harvest end date: late February/Oct. 24
brix: 25.0
alc: 14.2
residual sugar: 0.2
harvest/fermentation notes: cool spring, late veraison, 7 days to dryness, 2-4 punchdowns per day, 8 day extended maceration.
barrel age: 23 months
notes: cold soak, partial whole cluster fermentation, small scale wild yeast experiments, unfiltered, unfined, 177 cases.
2003 Windy Oaks Proprietor Reserve Pinot Noir bud break/harvest end date: mid February/Oct. 29
brix: 25.3
alc: 14.3
residual sugar: 0.2
harvest/fermentation notes: cool spring, late veraison, 13 days to dryness, 2-4 punchdowns per day, 16 day extended maceration.
barrel age: 25 months
notes: cold soak, partial whole cluster fermentation, half of fermentations with wild yeast, indigenous malolactic, unfiltered, unfined, 169 cases.
My overall impressions: the 1999 was quite acidic with the fruit dropping way off, I would put these in the linup to drink now. The 2002 and 2003 were very similar in their taste and structure, medium bodied, plenty of fruit and acidity to carry this a along for further ageing. The 2001 was my wine of the flight, lighter in color and body but what a fantastic mouthfeel and finish. The 2003 is still very young but was singing after sitting in the glass for an hour.
