2006 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir (Current Releases) -- Tandem Winery Shopping Cart -- Noir Pinot Kamp der Van 2006

<H1>2006 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir -- Tandem Winery Shopping Cart</H1> $46.00 <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/tandem/images/06VDK_PN_Bottle1.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2006 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir" NAME="2006 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> The Van der Kamp family has been making wine from this highest (1,400ft) vineyard on Sonoma Mountain for over four decades. Martin has now turned vineyard management to son Ulysses, who does most of the pruning with his own hands. The Tibetan prayer flags that flutter through the vineyard (as well as in our winery as a gift from Martin to us) are fitting symbols of the rich and vibrant life that this family leads in respecting and tending to the land, to each other, and to their wine community. We are grateful to be a part of this van der Kamp winegrowing community, and are proud to bring to you this pure expression of unique terroir on which our friends raise their children, grandchildren, and wine. Tasting Notes: As wild and feral as the site at the top of the mountain can yield! Aromas are of smoked venison, roasted meats, dark-roasted coffee and dark, almost tropical yet still berry-like fruits and a kind of visceral, exciting muskiness. On the palate the excitement continues with dark tones and roasted chicory and exotic, darkly spicy fruits. The palate is downright hedonistic with textural lushness and seductively rich and layered tannins. The plush presentation absolutely caresses your tongue, as only Pinot noir in its most sexy state can do. Enjoy for many, many years to come as this will be an extremely long-lived, hale and hearty wine. Technical Data: <ul> <li>Vineyard: Site of the oldest Pinot noir grapes in Sonoma County, a couple of years ago Martin and Ulysses replanted a portion of the vineyard to the newest Dijon clones. Though small, the site is quite diverse, with at least 3 distinct soil types planted to 7 clones of Pinot noir as well as Pinot Meunier.</li> <li>Harvest: This was one of the most stressful vintages on record. Ulysses went through the vineyard time and time again, cutting out spots of Botrytis as they cropped up, keeping the rot from infecting the vineyard as happened in so many other surrounding vineyards. We have NEVER seen so much dedication to the craft of viticulture as Ulysses van der Kamp exhibited this year, and the resulting wine is completely to his credit!</li> <li>Fermentation:We held to 100% wild ferments this year, leading to LOTS of fermentation challenges, both primary and ML fermentation. Primary did not finish until June of the following year, after a lot of barrel selections for the most active native ferments, and then using these to cross-inoculate. Definitely not practicing safe winemaking!</li> <li>Barrel aging: We tend to favor the complimentary flavors of Francois Freres for this mountain site. Only about 18% new French oak (the least we have ever used for this vineyard) was used due to the feral nature of this tough, yeast-stressed year. Total time in barrel was 11 months. <li>Final bottling technical information of 1,086 cases of this mountain magic:</li> <ul> <li>pH: 3.72</li> <li>TA: 5.9 g/L</li> <li>14.6% alcohol</li> <li>Residual sugar: 0.09% (wow, that’s really dry!)</li> <li>Appellation: Sonoma Mountain</li> </ul> </ul> <LI>SKU: 06PNVDK Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Category1" TITLE="Current Releases">Current Releases</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product79 TITLE="2007 Ferrington Vineyard Gewurztraminer">2007 Ferrington Vineyard Gewurztraminer</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product78 TITLE="2007 Manchester Ridge Vineyard Pinot noir">2007 Manchester Ridge Vineyard Pinot noir</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product71 TITLE="2005 Porter-Bass Chardonnay">2005 Porter-Bass Chardonnay</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product69 TITLE="2006 Lorenzo Chardonnay">2006 Lorenzo Chardonnay</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product66 TITLE="2006 Manchester Ridge Chardonnay">2006 Manchester Ridge Chardonnay</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product67 TITLE="2006 Sangiacomo Chardonnay">2006 Sangiacomo Chardonnay</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product59 TITLE="2005 Kent Ritchie Chardonnay">2005 Kent Ritchie Chardonnay</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product83 TITLE="2006 Kent Ritchie Chardonnay">2006 Kent Ritchie Chardonnay</A> -- SILVER MEDAL - 2009 San Francisco International Wine Competition <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product85 TITLE="2006 Porter-Bass Chardonnay">2006 Porter-Bass Chardonnay</A> -- NEW RELEASE! <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product42 TITLE="2004 Porter-Bass Chardonnay">2004 Porter-Bass Chardonnay</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product47 TITLE="2005 Lorenzo Chardonnay">2005 Lorenzo Chardonnay</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product73 TITLE="2005 Aldine Zinfandel">2005 Aldine Zinfandel</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product77 TITLE="2007 Hawk’s Roost Ranch Pinot noir">2007 Hawk’s Roost Ranch Pinot noir</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product76 TITLE="2007 Van der Kamp Pinot Meunier">2007 Van der Kamp Pinot Meunier</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product68 TITLE="2006 Auction Block Pinot noir">2006 Auction Block Pinot noir</A> -- SILVER MEDAL - 2009 SF Int'l Wine Competition & 92 POINTS-Wine News <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product72 TITLE="2006 Sangiacomo Pinot Noir">2006 Sangiacomo Pinot Noir</A> -- GOLD MEDAL - 2009 SF Int'l Wine Competition & 93 POINTS-Wine News <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product70 TITLE="2006 Silver Pines Pinot Noir">2006 Silver Pines Pinot Noir</A> -- 93 POINTS - Wine News (August Edition 2009) <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product62 TITLE="2006 Van der Kamp Pinot Meunier">2006 Van der Kamp Pinot Meunier</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product82 TITLE="2007 Auction Block Pinot Noir">2007 Auction Block Pinot Noir</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product86 TITLE="2007 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir">2007 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir</A> -- NEW RELEASE! <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product75 TITLE="2006 Peloton Red Wine">2006 Peloton Red Wine</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product40 TITLE="2004 Aldine Zinfandel">2004 Aldine Zinfandel</A> <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/tandem" TITLE="Tandem Winery Products">Tandem Winery Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.tandemwinery.com">Tandem Winery</A> Tandem Winery <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="ecommerce software">ecommerce software</A> powered by Nexternal