vinified and matured in stainless steel

with currant

this beauty showed its powerful underlying medicinal reserve without losing its freshness

The nose of this nascent beauty was locked up tight for the first few minutes

even though the musts here averaged a relatively high 89 degrees Oechsle

Mountford, Gradient Pinot Noir Brut Zero vinified and matured in stainlessMedium deep ruby colored, the 2009 The Gradient Pinot Noir envelops a core of red cherries and red currant aromas with notes of stems, dried Mediterranean herbs, damp loam and mossy tree bark. Medium to full bodied, it is a bit lean on the palate, with low to medium levels of chewy slightly astringent tannins, medium acidity and a long finish. Consider drinking it now to 2015.