The 2004 Frameworks Pinot Noir was drawn from two barrels of an experimental lot at Bethel Heights. The wine is a blend of blocks and clones from the vineyard which was pressed directly to barrel and was supplemented with additional Pinot Noir lees. This less addition was to enhance mid-palate texture and build the weight of the wine to balance the comparatively high alcohols of the 2004 vintage. Of the experiment we took the two most interesting and compatible barrels and blended them for the final Frameworks wine.

The finished wine displays fresh red fruit character, the enveloping mid-palate texture we were hoping for, and a bright clean finish.

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