1996 Knudsen Vineyard Brut Magnum

Oregon Pinot Noir, Oregon Chardonnay, Sparkling Wine

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Vineyard Source: Knudsen Vineyard
Wine Blend: 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay

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Tasting Notes:
This wine could come from only one spot, the Knudsen Vineyard. Our 1996 KV Brut is a blend of 70% old vine Pinot Noir and 30% Dijon clone Chardonnay from high elevation blocks of the Knudsen Vineyard. These blocks ripen at the end of the growing season and they have consistently yielded high quality fruit with distinct personality. The base wines were both barrel and malolactic fermented. The 96 Knudsen Vineyard Brut features a powerful nose of roasted apple, plum tart with a butter crust, toasted baguette, and a hint of freshly cooked cranberries. On the palate the wine is powerful and concentrated and explodes with focused fruit flavors of baked apples, toasted hazelnuts, ripe plums and honey.

Recent Wine Scores
1998		Wine Spectator		91
1997		Wine Enthusiast		--		Best of the Year
1996		Wine Spectator		89
1995		Underground Wine Journal		17
1995		Champagne Buyer Guide		91
1995		Wine Enthusiast		90

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