Kirkland Signature Wine Connection

Item #888795
Production: 6,000 cases

This Kirkland Signature Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir was produced from grapes sourced from some of the top vineyard sites throughout

California’s Santa Barbara County. The last decade has helped

Californians to develop some of the best vineyard property in the country and plant Pinot Noir in the right locations. Santa Barbara has lead that evolution with cooler sites, improved clonal selection, and an emphasis on fruit and flavor development. Santa Barbara’s long growing season can begin as early as February and continue on until late October. The yields are very low, which gives these wines good structure, vibrant colors and great complexity. Steady wind gusts off the Pacific Ocean help to moderate the temperatures and extend the growing season. The 2007 Pinot harvest began on October 1 and finished on November 4.

The winemaking for the Kirkland Signature Santa Barbara 2007 Pinot Noir is traditional. The tiny berries from the

2007 vintage gave the winemakers the opportunity to capture brilliant color by punching down the cap several times a day in small, open-top fermenters. Moderate temperatures for fermentation allowed the phenolic development to continue without extracting bitter tannins. The wine was matured with the influence of medium-toast French oak barrels, which added sweet vanilla notes to the wine. Many have compared this vintage to that of the terrific Pinot Noir vintage from 2001.

OREGON IDAHO

NEVADA

Sacramento

Alexander Valley

Napa Valley

2007 Kirkland Signature Santa Barbara Pinot Noir is ripe and fleshy with opulent layers of black cherry, wildberry and fragrant plum. This cool-climate Pinot Noir has beautifully focused ripe fruit in the mid-palate and is deftly balanced between subtle earth notes of nutmeg and oak, and a long, persistent finish of blueberries and brilliant acidity. Drink now through 2010.