Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir Adel

Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir 2014 750ml

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Dark cherry aromas with hints of raspberry and graham cracker on the nose. Kind of like Carneros Pinot. A complex array of red fruit compote in the mouth. Plum, cherry, and melba toast wrap around the tongue which gives way to pomegranate acidity well into the finish.

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“It slipped down my throat like the little Lord Jesus dressed in velvet pantaloons” is a 400 year-old quote attributed to the Carmelite nuns of Burgundy when they described the sensation of drinking the wine from their vineyard. This may or may not only be legend, but I’ve paraphrased this quote for years to describe my feelings when I drink this particular wine. Silky, lush, and sexy are all adjectives that can be used to describe the perception Pinot Noir has on the palate. And it always sur- prises me that it took a successful movie to popularize this amazingly expressive and versatile wine. But then again, most of you reading this already knew long before Sideways that Pinot Noir is an absolute treasure and gift for the palate. It’s a wine both sturdy and fragile, rich and delicate, an absolute enigma. It’s been called the “Heartbreak” grape for winemakers and growers. It’s been romanticized in books and movies. I don’t know about all this but I do know one thing – it’s an absolute joy to make, especially when you get it right. Pinot for the masses! (but we’ll keep the best stuff for ourselves, OK?) The grapes for the 2014 Cycles-Gladiator Pinot Noir were sourced from two very disparate vineyards: The Chualar (pronounced choo-lar) Canyon Vine- yard located at the north-east edge of the Salinas Valley, and the Los Alamos Vineyard , a sprawling, hilly vineyard located just west of high- way 101 a mile or two north-west of the tiny Santa Barbara town of Los Alamos. The Chualar Canyon Vineyard used to be owned by the Hahn Family when I worked there and I am familiar with what kind of wines come out of there. Sharp, focused, high-acid, low color, very aromatic. In con- trast, the Los Alamos Vineyard yields wines that are fatter, lower acid, higher alcohol, chunky fruits. The challenge is finding the right bal- ance. Ultimately, I settled on a lighter, more restrained style (which I will admit is unusual for me) with the Chualar Canyon lot being the domi- nant component at about 70%.

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Weight 2 lbs
Wine Specs:

Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Appellation: 100% Central Coast
TA: 0.64 g/100ml pH: 3.5 Alcohol: 13.9%
Oak regimen:
13 months in
22% New French
5% New American Balance Neutral Oak

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