Rippon 2008 Jeunesse Pinot Noir 750ml

"Vines in their youth, or Jeunesse, are not yet mature enough to communicate fully all the complexities of their soil and site. Issued from several younger parcels within Rippon, Jeunesse therefore remains a pure and precise expression of its variety: Pinot Noir. It is the spirited voice of Pinot Noir grown at Rippon, rather than the voice of the land from which it came. 10 months of 1-4 year old (no new) french oak barrels. The malolactic fermentation went through unaided (non-inoculated) in springtime and the finished wine put through a light clarification filter before bottling."
 - Nick Mills, Rippon Winemaker

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