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<A HREF="http://www.cultwinecentral.com" TITLE="Cult Wine Central"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/napawineco/logo.gif" ALT="Cult Wine Central" NAME="Cult Wine Central" BORDER=0></A> <H1>Wm. Knuttel 2005, Clone 777, Pinot Noir -- Cult Wine Central Shopping Cart</H1> $35.00 -- Wm. Knuttel 2005, Clone 777, Pinot Noir <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/napawineco/images/wn05.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="Wm. Knuttel 2005, Clone 777, Pinot Noir" NAME="Wm. Knuttel 2005, Clone 777, Pinot Noir" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> With post-phylloxera re-planting in the early 1990s, clones of Pinot Noir were extensively evaluated. The majority of these were sourced from France, and William Knuttel had the good fortune to be winemaker at Saintsbury when the earliest clones found their way into California. Clone 777, from the Dijon region, was one of the first to be budded, along with Clones 667 and 115 (these were pre-certification, “suitcase” clones – but if we tell you, then…..). Knuttel’s exacting winemaking experiments with these clones highlighted their varying characters, and were a significant contribution to this early research. 777 became a favorite then, and it is now planted widely throughout the Carneros and the Russian River Valley. While often blended with the older Pommard and Martini clones, Dijon 777 can stand alon with its excellent color, firm tannins, and quintessential Pinot Noir flavors. The winemaking here was typically Burgundian: de-stem and lightly crush to ensure whole berries in the fermenter, gently irrigate the cap twice per day with intermittent punchdowns, press post-dryness and rack to barrel for malolactic. The wine was aged in French oak, predominantly Francois Freres, for over a year and a half, and bottled unfined. Tasting Notes: It is heavily scented with black cherry, ripe strawberry, fresh earth and sandalwood. Flavors are bright and firm and the palate’s deft balance works well with an expansive array of food pairings. About the Label Art: Designer Jeffrey Caldewey successfully captured the kinetic, frenetic and eccentric wine world of William Knuttel with an 1890 “chronophotograph” from Etienne-Jules Marey, who superimposed multiple exposures on one frame to show the complete motion of “le coup d’epee.” The image metaphorically highlights the balance, finesse, power and poise of this Pinot Noir. <LI>SKU: WK05 PIN NOIR Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco/Category1" TITLE="Wineries">Wineries</A> / <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco/Category66" TITLE="William Knuttell">William Knuttell</A>: <A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco/Product636 TITLE="Wm. Knuttel 2004 Le Petit Malin"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/napawineco/images/wn04t.jpg" ALIGN=left ALT="Wm. Knuttel 2004 Le Petit Malin" NAME="Wm. Knuttel 2004 Le Petit Malin" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10></A> <A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco/Product636 TITLE="Wm. Knuttel 2004 Le Petit Malin">Wm. Knuttel 2004 Le Petit Malin</A> -- Our whimsical name “Le Petit Malin” can be loosely translated as “a little sly one,” or “a little mischievous one,” and all the mischief here is in the blend. Malbec and Petit Verdot—once popular in Bordeaux, dutifully added to Meritage blends in California, and now rising stars in Argentina and Chile—here stand on their own, and to great effect! Malbec is deeply colored when cropped properly (winemaker . . . <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/napawineco" TITLE="Cult Wine Central Products">Cult Wine Central Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.cultwinecentral.com">Cult Wine Central</A> Cult Wine Central <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart">shopping cart</A> powered by Nexternal