Eric K. James 2006 North Coast Pinot Noir

This wine was created by co-fermenting fruit from two vineyards: the Daniela Block in the Carneros district of Sonoma and the Mike Abraham’s Ranch in southeastern Napa Valley.  Daniela block is a field blend of Roederer and Pommard clones trained on bilateral cordons. The Abraham vineyard is Dijon clone 777 planted on 1103P rootstock and trained to bilateral cordons in sandy loam soil.

Tasting Notes
Aromas of cherries, raspberries, Pinot Noir varietal character and vanilla. The flavors detected in the nose are also present in the mouth along with toasted oak. The tannins are fine grained and the wine is very bright with a deep garnet color.

Technical Information
13.8% alcohol. The fruit was inoculated with Assmannhausen yeast in open topped fermentors and punched down by hand twice daily. Malolactic fermentation was induced to enhance mouthfeel. The wine was aged for 20 months in French oak, one third of which was new Damy Vosges and Allier barrels. Only 220 cases were produced.

Prices
Bottle: $ 24
Case: $ 288

Our prices do not include taxes and shipping.

Our current releases include:

2005 Fieldsa Sonoma Valley Syrah
2006 EKJ North Coast Pinot Noir
2006 EKJ “Cabi Vineyard” Syrah
2006 EKJ “Frank Vineyard” Syrah
2007 EKJ Carneros Pinot Noir
2008 Fieldsa Dessert Syrah (375ml)
2009 EKJ Carneros Chardonnay
2009 EKJ Syrah Rose’
2009 Fieldsa Syrah Rose’

Library Selections

-2004 EKJ Syrah
2004 EKJ Bordeaux Blend 
2004 Fieldsa Syrah
-2005 EKJ Syrah
2005 EKJ “Daniela Block” Pinot Noir