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Angela Estate Pinot Noir
750 mL
$41.59 each($1.64 / fl oz)
Victoria H‑E‑B plus!
6106 N. NAVARRO
Description
Angela Estate was founded in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA in 2006 by Antony Beck. Building on a family legacy of winegrowing that started at Graham Beck Winery in South Africa, Beck and winemaker, Alban Debeaulieu focus on making provocative, world-class wines that will endure. Careful soil preparation, specifically designed to nourish the microorganisms located at the layer 30 to 36 inches below ground (where topsoil meets mother rock) – creates the critical component which gives expression to Pinot Noir. Labor-intensive shoot positioning (hand-straightening and pinning of individual shoot) along with exact canopy management ensure that every leaf of the vine is photo-synthetically active. Because of the uniqueness of the Savannah Ridge, the entire vineyard is usually harvested in one day. The Wadenswil clone dominantly planted on this vineyard produces Pinot Noir with incredible aromatics that exhibit rose petal, tea leaf and lavender top notes. The Dijon 777 and 115 round out the base and middle notes with bright red fruits, soft, plush tannins and balanced with baking spice and pepper. We are totally committed to the next level of quality farming practices that go “beyond organic.” Ken Wright dubbed it “nutrition-based farming”. It emphasizes creating conditions in the soil that not only provide for the plant’s health, but also promote a thriving population of positive microorganisms. This positive population delivers minerals that the vine on its own is unable to uptake and ultimately affects the volume of aroma and flavor in the resulting wine. Continuous testing for plant and soil nutrition gives us the information necessary to develop a personalized farming plan that addresses a particular site’s deficiency. What makes it “beyond organic?” Rather than simply avoiding the use of a list of unacceptable chemicals, our approach proactively addresses the needs of each vineyard with the aim of getting each site to its optimum nutritional balance point. All of the amendments we use are natural preparations. Because soil is inherently dense, these preparations may take years to get the desired effect as they work their way through the soil profile. It is common for a farming plan to need three years for the results to be realized. “Our approach is a combination of organic and conventional chemistry,” said vineyard manager, Mark Gould. “We practice responsible diversity. If we can spray less and treat specifically, we can create a healthier property. If we protect the land, it will provide a crop.” Truly healthy vines have an amazing ability to resist disease, abide adverse weather and perform at a high photo-synthetically active level that promotes true physiological ripeness of the fruit. This ultimately results in incredibly expressive wine.
