Wine Notes from Importer:
After careful soil preparation specifically designed to nourish the microorganisms located at the layer 30 to 36 inches below
ground, where topsoil meets mother rock—the critical component which gives expression to Pinot Noir—the first
21 acres of the Angela Vineyard were planted in 2006 with Pinot Noir clones 777, Wadenswill and 115, with an additional 13
acres planted in 2007, totaling 34 acres. Labor-intensive shoot positioning (hand-straightening and pinning of individual
shoots) along with exacting canopy management insure that every leaf of the vine is photosynthetically active.
The result of these prodigious
farming efforts in an extraordinary location produces the outstanding Pinot Noir fruit that is essential in the making of
Angela.
Winemaker: Ken Wright
Aged for ten months in 60% new French oak barrels (Troncais, Navers and Alliers). Deep red purple colored wine filled
with red and dark fruit aromas and flavors, chocolate, caramel and coffee. Silk and smooth in the mouth. This is an elegant
and delicious wine.
***International Wine
Cellar Rated 90 Points:
"Dark red. Ripe
cherry and plum on the nose, with a suave floral quality adding complexity. Fleshy and round, offering deep cherry compote
and candied plum flavors. Turns chewier on the finish, which is impressively sappy and long. This wine was made by Ken Wright."
~About Ken Wright ~
Ken Wright Cellars was founded in
1993, and its first vintage was produced in 1994. Previous to founding Ken Wright Cellars, Ken Wright founded Panther Creek
Winery in 1986 and made wines there from 1986 through 1994. In 1993 Panther Creek was purchased by Ron and Linda Kaplan, the
current owners.Ken Wright Cellars' first building was an old brick building, a former glove factory, which the winery shared
with Domaine Serene Winery. The1993 through 1996 vintages of Domaine Serene wines were made by Ken Wright Cellars for Domaine
Serene.
