CASA CASSARA WINERY & VINEYARD
2001 PINOT NOIR, BURNING CREEK VINEYARD (BURGUNDY LABEL) 
Santa Rita Hills appellation, Santa Barbara County 
**Cases produced, 340
100 % Pinot Noir, Burning Creek vineyard designated
Weather: Nice calm year with very few weather fluctuations effecting growth.
Vineyard is located across the Santa Ynez riverbed south from the Casa Cassara property and maintained by Casa Cassara and exclusive to us. It is a small 4 acre Pinot Noir vineyard tucked up against the hills, south facing.
Tasting Notes: This wine is not a light Pinot. It is deep in red/garnet color and almost opaque but clear as a bell in the light. The nose jumps a bit out of the glass with spice and smoke but hints to the underlying Burgundian earth characteristics of a true Pinot Noir without any offending characters in the smell. This wine is truly a California appellation character wine. It is bold on the pallet and so full of blackberries, cranberries and cherries you think you are sipping on their juice. There is even a hint of sweetness though the wine is dry. It is so full of character and complexity it is different with every sip and brings an adventure to your pallet. A softness accompanies medium tannins as the finish lingers for a time. This wine is so pleasing to your mouth it is very irresistible to those seeking terrior wines of this area.
Intensive vineyard practices are put into place where leaf thinning and dropping of fruit is customary for intensity. This vineyard gives us fat, berries that ripen gloriously with deep skins that transform into an intensely colored and intriguing very distinct Pinot Noir. Hand crafted artisan wine. Custom care and storage.
Direct Winery Price $40.00 Bottle
